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name "Jorobado," was called by Dekaj^ "Blunt-nosed Shiner," and 

 since this name, sometimes varied to "Pug-nosed Shiner," is in common 

 use in New York market and in iTarragansett Bay, while the other 

 names are shared by other species similar and dissimilar, it seems the 

 most suitable for general adoption. The fish is found everywhere 

 throughout the West Indies as well as in Korthern Brazil and in the 

 Gulf of Guinea, but has not been found in Europe, nor, as yet, has it 

 been recorded from the Gulf of Mexico. In Eastern Florida it is not 

 very unusual, being frequently taken in the lower Saint John's and 

 sometimes driven up as far as Jacksonville by easterly storms. Here and 

 in the Indian River it is known as the " Moon-fish." It is a frequent 

 summer visitor all along the coast as far north as Wood's Holl, Massa- 

 chusetts, where it has a peculiar name, the people there calling it the 

 "Hump-backed Butter-fish." The species attains the length of 10 or 12 

 inches and is esteemed an excellent article of food. Considerable num- 

 bers are brought yearly to Xew York, but elsewhere it rarely appears 

 in the markets. Young, from 3 inches in length upwards, are found, 

 but we have no definite knowledge as to its breeding habits. 



The Silver Moon-fish. 



{Selene argentea.) 



The Silver Moon-fish, which much resembles the one just described, 

 is often spoken of under the same names, and is not likely to be dis- 

 tinguished from it by casual observers. On the Carolina coast, accord- 

 ing to Mr. Earll, it bears the expressive name of " Look-down." It oc- 

 curs sparingly on our coast as far north as Wood's Holl, and is found 

 in the West Indies, in Brazil, and in the Gulf of Mexico. Its body is 

 thinner, and it is consequently less desirable for food. 



The Dollae-fish. 



[Argyriosus vomer.) 



This species, which has by many authors been considered to be the 

 young of the Silver Moon-fish, is a small fish quite abundant in our 

 waters, frequently taken in Massachusetts Bay, and, in one or two in- 

 stances, as far north as Halifax, Xova Scotia. Its range coincides closely 

 with that of the species last mentioned. Its body is so thin that it can 

 be dried in the sun without the use of any preservatives, retaining its 

 shape and color. It is consequently of no importance as a food-fish. 



The Eound Robins. 



[Decapteriis 'punctatus and D. macarellus.) 



The Round Robin, Decapterus punctatus, or, as it is called at Pensacola, 

 the " Cigar-fish," occurs in the Bermudas, where it is an important food- 



