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Figure 13. — Distribution ofElassichthys adocetus. Solid circles represent material examined by us; solid triangles, records mapped by 

 Ueyanagi et al. (1972); open triangles, localities by Ahlstrom (1972); small open circles, unpublished records furnished by Parin. 



America because either we have seen many of 

 these specimens or have numerous captures from 

 closely adjacent localities. 



The sauries are essentially antitropical in dis- 

 tribution. This is particularly true for two larger 

 forms. Scorn beresox and Cololabis, which mostly 

 inhabit cold to warm-temperate waters (Figures 

 14, 15). The dwarf genera Nanichthys and Elcifi- 

 sichthys occupy much more tropical waters and 

 occur much nearer the Equator than do their 

 larger congenors. The one exception to this 



generalization is that of the northerly extension of 

 juveniles and young of S. s. scombroides along the 

 coast of Ecuador to about 02" S (Figure 15), where 

 these young stages and the adults and young of 

 Elassichthys have been taken together. This far 

 northern extension of the young of S. s. scom- 

 broides is interpreted as due to transport by the 

 northerly flowing Pcrii Current. Along the coastof 

 Peru and northern Chile the ranges of Elas- 

 sichthys and S. s. scombroides overlap to about 22 

 S (Figure 17). 



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