1884.] NATURAL SCIENCES OP PHILADELPHIA. 235 



4. Soomberomoras oavalla. 



Guarapucu Marcgrave, Hist. Brasil. 1648, 178 (Brazil). 



Cyhium cavalla Cuvier, Regne Animal, 1829, ed, 2d (after Marcgrave). 



Cybium caballa Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., viii, 1831, 

 187 (Brazil I ; Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 1860, 373 (San 

 Domingo); Poey, Report, i, 1867, 323; ii, 13 (Cuba); Guichenot, 

 Sagra, Hist. Cuba Poiss., 1850, 103 (Cuba); Poey, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., 1879, 3 (East Florida; no description); Poey, Bull. U. S. 

 Fish Comm.. 1882, 118 (no description). 



Scomberomorus caballa Goode & Bean, Proc, TJ. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 

 237 (no description); Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 1882, 268 (Pensacola); Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 1882, 549 (Charleston; no description); Jordan and Gilbert, Syn. 

 Fish., 1883, 437 (copied). 



Habitat. — Atlantic Coast of America ; Charleston ; Brazil. A 

 food fish of great importance in the West Indies and Southern 

 Florida. It reaches a much larger size than any other. 



The name cavalla, first used by Cuvier, has priority over 

 caballa. 



