VI CONTENTS 



Bony fishes. Class Osteichthyes — Continued Page 



Silversides. Family Atherinidae 302 



Sil verside Menidia menidia (Linnaeus) 302 



Waxen silverside Menidia beryllina (Cope) 304 



Mullets. Family Mugilidae 305 



Mullet Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 305 



Barracudas. Family Sphyraenidae 306 



Northern barracuda Sphyraena borealis DeKay 306 



Sticklebacks. Family Gasterosteidae 307 



Nine-spined stickleback Pungitius -pungitius (Linnaeus) 307 



Three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 308 



Two-spined stickleback Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam 310 



Four-spined stickleback Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill) 311 



Pipefishes. Family Syngnathidae 312 



Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus Storer 312 



Pelagic pipefish Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus 314 



Seahorses. Family Hippocampidae 315 



Sea horse Hippocampus hudsonius DeKay . 315 



Trumpetfishes. Family Fistulariidae 316 



Trumpetfish Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus 316 



Mackerels. Family Scombridae 317 



Mackerel Scomber scombrus Linnaeus 317 



Chub mackerel Pneumatophorus colias (Gmelin) 333 



Striped bonito Euthynnus pelamis (Linnaeus) 335 



False albacore Euthynnus alleteratus (Rafinesque) 336 



Common bonito Sarda sarda (Bloch) 337 



Tuna Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus) 338 



Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill) 347 



King mackerel Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch) 348 



Cavalla Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier) 349 



Escolars. Family Gempylidae 349 



Escolar Ruvetius pretiosus Cocco 349 



Cutlassfishes. Family Trichiuridae 350 



Cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 350 



Swordfishes. Family Xiphiidae 351 



Swordfish Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 351 



Spearfishes or Marlins and Sailfishes. Family Istiophoridae 357 



Blue marlin Makaira ampla (Poey) 358 



White marlin Makaira albida (Poey) 360 



Dolphins. Family Coryphaenidae 360 



Dolphin Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 360 



Seabreams or pomfrets. Family Bramidae 361 



Johnson's Sea bream Taractes princeps (Johnson) 361 



Butterfishes. Family Stromateidae 363 



Butterfish Poronotus triacanthus (Peck) 363 



Harvestfish Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus) 368 



Rudderfishes. Family Centrolophidae 369 



Barrelfish Palinurichthys perciformis (Mitchill) 369 



Black ruff Centrolophus niger (Gmelin) 370 



Pompanos and Jacks. Family Carangidae 371 



Pilotfish Naucrales ductor (Linnaeus) 372 



Rudderfish Seriola zonata (Mitchill) 373 



Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 374 



Crevalle Caranx hippos (Linnaeus) 375 



Hardtail Caranx crysos (Mitchill) 376 



Saurel Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus) 377 



Goggle-eyed scad Trachurops crumenopthalmus (Bloch) 377 



Moonfish Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill) 378 



Lookdown Selene vomer (Linnaeus) 279 



Leatherjacket Oligoplites saurus (Bloch and Schneider) 380 



Threadfin Alectis crinitus (MitcbilO 381 



