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ing harbor; 22 Sep 1979. CMFRI uncat ( 1 , 340 ); India. CMFRI 

 uncat (1, 340); India, northwest Indian Ocean; 25 Mar 1977; 

 MURAENAsta. 78. CMFRI uncat ( 1, 235); India, Cochin fish- 

 ing harbor; 22 Sep 1979. USNM 218963 (1, 378); Ceylon, 

 Trincomalee, St. John's market; 13 Sep 1969; P.C. Heemstra. 

 USNM 215024 (6, 252-287); Ceylon; P.C. Heemstra. 



Dissections 4 specimens (312-401 mm FL) from 4 

 collections. 



USNM 307773-5 (3, 365-373); Madagascar, north of 

 Tulear; 4 Dec 1988; RV Vityaz 2657; B.B. Collette 1889. 

 CMFRI uncat ( 1, 401); India, Cochin fishing harbor. 



Western Pacific 94 specimens (44.8-415 mm FL) 

 from 50 collections. 



RMNH 6050 ( 1, 200), Japan, Nagasaki; holotype of Auxis 

 tapeinosoma Bleeker. ZUMT 2475 (1, 234); Japan, 

 Nagasaki Pref.; Aug 1909. ZUMT 23751 (1, 251); Japan, 

 Kagoshima Pref., Taniyama, Kagoshima City; 3 Jul-15 

 Aug 1930. ZUMT 31281 (1, 334); Japan, Shimane Pref., 

 Matsue; 19 Oct 1935. ZUMT 31286 (1, 302); Japan, 

 Shimane Pref.; 19 Oct 1935. ZUMT 50160 ( 1, 278); Japan, 

 Nagasaki Pref., Nakadori I., Goto I., Arikawa; 17 Oct 1953. 

 ZUMT 54923-4 (2, 225-250); Japan, Shizuoka Pref, Izu 

 Peninsula; 12 Sep 1981; M. Aizawa. ZUMT 23979 ( 1, 214); 

 Japan, Kagoshima Pref, Shibushi. CAS SU 24006 ( 1, 208); 

 Japan, Wakanoura; 1900; Jordan and Snyder. USNM 

 325231 (1, 308); Japan, south of Tokyo (purchased in To- 

 kyo market); 20 Sep 1966; R.H. Gibbs. USNM 44894 (1, 

 333); Japan. FMNH 57450 (1, 294); Japan, Sendai; D.S. 

 Jordan. FMNH 57353 (2, 235-250); Japan, Osaka; D.S. 

 Jordan. NMW 14528 (1, 300); Japan; 1900; D.S. Jordan. 

 NMW 14530 ( 1, 309); Japan, Nagasaki; 1895. ZUMT 16740 

 (1, 265); Japan, Okinawa Island, Onnason. FMNH 55727 

 (1, 395); Korea, Fusan; 1911; D. S. Jordan. USNM 325230 

 (5, 349-402); Hong Kong; Nov 1967; CSM, cr. 10/67. ZRC 

 3736 ( 1, 370), South China Sea, 2°15'N, 104°45'E; 26 Mar 

 1973; KVChangi, SEAFDEC. CAS SU 13685 (2, 343-353); 

 Philippine Is., Jolo; 1931; Herre. CAS SU 26430 (1, 238); 

 Philippine Is., Culion; 1931. CAS SU 14524 ( 1, 263); Phil- 

 ippine Is., Luzon; 1934; Herre. CAS SU 28284 (1, 250); 

 Philippine Is., Culion; Apr 1931; Herre. USNM 218964 (3, 

 307-342); Philippine Is.; 17 Sep 1963. USNM 150084 (3, 

 255-258); Philippine Is., Cebu; F. Baker. USM 325232 ( 1, 

 260); Philippine Is., Palawan; 25 May 1962; I. Ronquillo. 

 USNM 325235 (3, 200-206); Philippine Is., Manila Bay; 

 27 May 1962. USNM 339045 (3, 265-357); Phillipine Is., 

 Manila markets; 1-10 Oct 1995; B.B. Collette. CAS 53833 

 (3, 131-146); Philippine Is., Luzon, Batangas Prov., 

 Batangas market; 24 Apr 1948; Herre. CAS 49634 (2, 156- 

 164); Philippine Is., Batangas Prov., Batangas; 30 Jun 

 1948. LACM 45781-2 ( 14, 44.8-75.0 ); Philippine Is., Luzon, 

 Batangas Bay, Bauan; 27 Mar 1949; M.A. Sabado and D. 

 Leonicio. LACM 45782-2 (3, 62.7-69.2); Philippine Is., 

 Luzon, Batangas Bay, Bauan; 12 Mar 1949; M.A. Sabado 

 and D. Leonicio. LACM 45780-1 (3, 55.8-114); Philippine 

 Is., Luzon, Batangas Bay, Bauan; 27 Sep 1949; M.A. 

 Sabado and D. Leonicio. ZRC 3288 (1, 390); Singapore; 

 Jun 1964; A.K. Tham. ROM 22971 (1. 188); Singapore; 

 1962-1963; C.C. Linsey. USNM 72629 (1, 230); Java, 

 Batavia; 2 Apr 1909; Bryant and Palmer. SIO 61-735 (3, 

 206-215); Java Sea, Sunda Straits, 5°37'S, 106' 02'E; 22 



Mar 1961; Naga Expedition; T Matsui. BMNH 1892.4.6.74 

 (1, 257); N. Celebes; Meyer. BMNH 1858.4.21.512 (1, 223); 

 Amboina; Franks. USNM 265418 (1, 274); Moluccas, 

 Kampung Loleba, Wasile district, Halmahera I., 0°58'N, 

 127°56'E; 12 Mar 1979; neotype of Scomber thazard 

 Lacepede and USNM 330940 ( 1, 281 ), same data. USNM 

 215015 (1, 273); Australia, New South Wales, Sydney fish 

 market; 17 Apr 1970; B.B. Collette 1469B. USNM 176970 

 (1, 300); Australia, New South Wales; Col. Howard. AMS 

 IB 6430 ( 1, 403); Australia, Botany Bay, New South Wales; 

 Mar 1963; D. Cleaver. AMS IB 845-6 (2, 282-290); Austra- 

 lia, Port Jackson; 3 Feb 1963; Stead. AMS 1.21568-001 (1, 

 355); Australia, New South Wales, Sydney Harbour. AMS 

 1.28544-001 (1, 415); Australia, New South Wales, Long 

 Reef, 33°45'S, 151°19'E; D. Mercer. BMNH 1896.6.17.43 

 ( 1, 365); Melbourne market; Degen. NMNZ 9905 (2, 340- 

 357), New Zealand, off Cape Brett, 35"10'S, 174"20'E. 

 NMNZ 6939-42 (4, 290-350); New Zealand area; 16 Apr 

 1975. NMNZ 7326 (2, 370-372); New Zealand area. 



Dissections 2 specimens (312-376) from 2 collections. 



USNM 269056 ( 1 , 3 1 2 ); Australia, Port Marquarie, New 

 South Wales; 3 May 1970; B.B. Collette 1474E. USNM 

 269055 ( 1, 376); Australia, New South Wales; 17 Apr 1970; 

 B.B. Collette 1469A. 



Central Pacific 29 specimens (50.0—400 mm FL) from 

 10 collections. 



LACM 6706-1 (4, 340-400), 6706-2 (4, 333-390), and 

 6706-3 (4, 345-385); Hawaiian Is. LACM 45778-1 (1, 93.0); 

 Hawaii off Kona; 4 Oct 1962; RV Charles M. Gilbert 60- 

 24. LACM 45779-2 (11, 50.0-60.3); Hawaiian Is.; 17 May 

 1969; RV Townsend Cromwell 43-30. CAS SU 12759 (1, 

 342); Hawaiian Is.; 1901; U.S. Fish Commission. USNM 

 52748 (1, 259); Hawaii; Bur. Fish. NMW 14529 (1, 316); 

 Hawaii, Honolulu fish market; 1928; Pietschmann. BPBM 

 35799 (1, 267); Hawaii, Lanai, Cape Kaea; 30 Nov 1957; 

 KVJohn R. Manning, cr. 38. MCZ 26298 ( 1, 392); Society Is. 



Auxis thazard brachydorax Collette and 

 Aadland, new subspecies 



Fig. 9B 



Diagnosis Auxis thazard brachydorax has more gill 

 rakers, 40-48, usually 43-48 (Table 2), a shallower 

 body depth at the anal-fin origin (Fig. 10), a shorter 

 pectoral fin (Fig. 11), and a narrower corselet (Fig. 

 12) than A. thazard thazard. 



Description Corselet narrow under second dorsal- 

 fin origin ( 1-8 scales rows wide, usually 1-3, Table 

 1 ). Dorsal bare area extends anteriorly beyond tip of 

 pectoral fins. Width of corselet under second dorsal 

 0.5-3.5 mm, usually 0.5-1.0 mm (Fig. 3). 



Etymology We use the name that Fitch and Roedel 

 used in their manuscript, brachydorax from the 

 Greek brachys (short) and dora (hide) in reference 

 to the narrow corselet. Carl L. Hubbs suggested this 



