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June 1993; D. Golani. HUJ 17826 (1, 300); Haifa Bay; 8 

 Feb 1995; D. Golani. USNM 324234 (4, 134-147); Leba- 

 non, St. George Bay; 10 Aug 1964; C. George. USNM 

 214659 (10, 119-155); Lebanon, St. George Bay; 28 Jul 

 1965; C. George. BMNH 1967.2.272-274 (3, 106-122); 

 Lebanon, Antelias; C. George. NMW 14534 ( 1, 405 ); Yugo- 

 slavia, Fiume; 1881-1882; Steindachner. NMW 14531 (1, 

 443); Italy, Trieste; 12 Jun 1907; Steindachner. NMW 

 14532 (1, 408); Yugoslavia, Fiume; 1882; Steindachner. 

 NMW 14533 (1, 399); Yugoslavia, Fiume; 1882; Stein- 

 dachner. MNHN A.5808 (1, 395); Nice; Laurillard; holo- 

 type of Auxis rochei Risso. NMW 14537 (1, 335); France, 

 Nizza; 1889. NMW 14538 (1, 395); France, Nizza; 1881. 

 NMW 14527 (2, 297-303); Sicily; 9 Apr 1837. NMW 14536 

 (2, 149-228); France, Nizza; 1884.1.100; Steindachner. 

 NMW 14535 (2, 108-113); France, Nizza; 1883; Stein- 

 dachner. NMW 14551 (1, 435); Lissabon Dez; 1864; 

 Steindachner. LACM 6707-1 (3, 377^10); Mediterranean 

 Sea. MNHN A.5815 ( 1, 393); eastern Mediterranean; Bory 

 St. Vincent; paralectotype of Auxis vulgaris Cuvier. MCZ 

 58517 (1,235); Straits of Messina; 10 Nov 1959; G. Arena. 

 AMNH 5041 (1, 395); Italy, Naples; received Jun 1913. 

 USNM 198207 (1, 362); Italy, Genoa; 1964; E. Tortonese. 



Eastern Atlantic 69 specimens (212-399 mm FL) 

 from 10 collections. 



BMNH 1983.9.8.203 ( 1, 287); Azore Is.; Stonehouse. ISH 

 173/64 (2, 345-390); Cape Verde Is., 16°05'N, 22°45'W; RV 

 Walther Herwig 81/64; 14 Mar 1964. USNM 325217 (15, 

 343-399); Gulf of Guinea; 15 Oct 1967; MV Caribbean, set 

 1. USNM 325955 (1, 212); Ghana; 5 Oct 1967. BMNH 

 1932.2.27.17 (1, 297); Ghana, Accra; Irvine. USNM 189004 

 (1, 279); Liberia; 27-29 Oct 1952; G.C. Miller 1789. USNM 

 218954 (1, 330); Angola, Baia Farta, 12°36'S, 13°12'E; 5 Apr 

 1968; RV Undaunted 68-279. USNM 325218 (32, 278-307); 

 Angola, Benguela, 12°36'N, 13°12'E; 29 Mar 1968; RV Un- 

 daunted 68-273. USNM 325219 (14, 271-334); Angola, Baia 

 Farta, 12°36'S, 13°12'E; 5 Apr 1968; RV Undaunted 68-279. 

 BMNH 1868.6.15.11 (1, 390); St. Helena; Melliss. 



Indian Ocean 9 specimens ( 175-273 mm FL) from 6 

 collections. 



CMFRI uncat (1, 273); India, Cochin Harbor; 2 Oct 1979. 

 CMFRI uncat (2, 198-267); India. CMFRI uncat (1, 198) 

 India, Cochin Harbor; Oct 1979. CMFRI uncat (1, 175) 

 India, Vellayil, Calicut; 31 Aug 1979. CMFRI uncat (1, 181): 

 India, Cochin Harbor; 11 Sep 1979. USNM 215024 (3, 241- 

 243); Ceylon; RC. Heemstra. 



Western Pacific 90 specimens (58.7-335 mm FL) 

 from 41 collections. 



MCZ 32422 (3, 295); Russia, Vladivostok market, Pe- 

 ter-the-Great Bay; 1925; Pacific Fisheries Institute. CAS 

 SU 24121 (1, 262); Japan, Tokyo; 21 Oct 1932; D.S. Jor- 

 dan. CAS SU 11763 (1, 213); Japan; 1895; K. Otaki. CAS 

 SU 23788 (1, 235); Japan, Etcha; 1922; Ishikawa and 

 Wakiya. MCZ 58514 (1, 173); Japan, near Tokyo; T Abe. 

 MCZ 58516 (1, 167); Japan, near Tokyo; T Abe. AMNH 

 34877 (1, 240); Japan, Tokyo market; 31 Oct 1922; D.S. 

 Jordan. AMNH 26893 (1, 216); Japan, Misaki; 1922; K. 

 Aoki. AMNH 13025 (1, 250); Japan, Kyoto market; 1922; 

 D.S. Jordan. UMMZ 142722 ( 1, 252); Japan, Tokyo mar- 

 ket; 31 Oct 1922; D.S. Jordan. ZUMT 16380 (1, 270); Ja- 



pan, Miyagi Pref, off Ishinomaki City; 10 Sep 1925. ZUMT 

 13758 ( 1, 311); Japan, Hokkaido, Muroran City; Sep 1924. 

 ZUMT 20200 ( 1, 237); Japan, Wakayama Pref.; Jan 1920. 

 ZUMT 46643 (1, 331); Japan, Niigata Pref.; Aug 1923. 

 ZUMT 51365 (1, 250); Japan, Fukuoka fish market; 10 

 Dec 1959. ZUMT 41208 (1, 214), 41213 ( 1, 215), 41220-24 

 (5, 201-219), 41228 (1, 210), 41249-57 (9, 200-225), and 

 41282-84 (3, 206-216); Japan, Toyama Pref., Namerikawa. 

 ZUMT 54922 ( 1, 214); Japan, Shizuoka Pref, Izu Peninsula; 

 1-2 Sep 1981; M. Aizawa. ZUMT 50407 (1, 243); Japan, 

 Nagasaki Pref.; Motoura, Ikitsuki I.; 25 Oct 1953. CAS SU 

 49371 (1, 270); Taiwan; Chu. CAS SU 14524 (3, 230-240); 

 Philippine Is., Luzon; 1934; Herre. CAS SU 28284 (1, 235); 

 Philippine Is., Culion; Apr 1931; Herre. USNM 325236 (5, 

 227-233); Philippine Is., N. Palawan; 17 Sep 1963; I. 

 Ronquillo. USNM 325233 (3, 217-236); Philippine Is., 

 Almahon Bato; 17 Sep 1963. USNM 326677 (1, 209); Philip- 

 pine Is., Manila Bay; 27 May 1962. USNM 339044 (6, 256- 

 285); Philippine Is., Manila markets; 1-10 Oct 1995; B.B. 

 Collette. LACM 45781-1 ( 17, 58.7-93.8); Philippine Is., Luzon, 

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

 Leonicio. SIO 75-149 ( 1, 156); 9°51.4N, 117°32.5'W; 16 Nov 

 1970; F. Williams. SIO 61-736 (4, 173-179); Gulf of Thai- 

 land, 41 mi from Ban Laehn Pho, Pattani; 16 Nov 1960; RV 

 Stranger. AMNH 15865 (2, 270-275); Java, Batavia; 5 Dec 

 1941; Inst. Zoevisch. RMNH 6049 ( 1, 260), East Indies, Ter- 

 nate; C.F. Goldman; holotype of Auxis thynnuides Bleeker. 

 MNHN A. 1241 ( 1, 290); Australia, New South Wales, Sydney; 

 F. Castelnau; holotype of Auxis ramsayi. AMS IB 4015 (1, 

 335); Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, G.R Whitley. AMS 

 IB 3227 ( 1 , 325 ); Australia, New South Wales, Newcastle dis- 

 trict; A. D'Ombrain. AMS IB 3535 (1, 318); Australia, New 

 South Wales, off Port Stephens; A. D'Ombrain. AMS IB 1804 

 ( 1, 300); Australia, New South Wales, Shoal Bay. AMS 1 15313 

 ( 1, 284); Australia, New South Wales, Shoal Harbor. 



Central Pacific 13 specimens (50.5-283 mm FL) from 

 2 collections. 



BPBM 27044 (6, 260-283); Hawaii, Cape Kaea, Lanai; 

 30 Nov 1957; RV John R. Manning, cr. 38. LACM 45779-1 

 (7, 50.5-59.2); Hawaiian Is., RV Townsend Cromwell, cr. 

 43, sta. 30; 17 May 1969. 



Auxis rochei eudorax Collette and Aadland, 

 new subspecies 



Fig. 13C 



Diagnosis Auxis rochei eudorax has more corselet 

 scales under the second dorsal-fin origin (Table 1), 

 14-30 (usually 20-25) than A. rochei rochei, 5-24 

 (usually 6-19). 



Description Gill rakers 43^48, usually 44-47 (Table 

 2). Corselet width under second dorsal-fin origin 5.0- 

 11.0 mm, usually 7.0-10.0 mm (Fig. 3). 



Etymology We use the name that Fitch and Roedel 

 used in their manuscript, eudorax from the Greek 



