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stated, greatly exaggerated ; ueitber in life nor death does the fish show 

 " all the eolors of the rainbow," and its changes in death are not more 

 than the average changes of brightly or delicately colored lishes. They 

 are far less striking than the changes in some species of Calamus, espec- 

 ically C. pennatula. 



The spots on the body remain nnchanged in death. There is in the 

 specimens now noticed a row of small ink-like spots of deep bine along 

 the base of the dorsal ; these much smaller than the ])npil. Middle and 

 lower ])art of sides with scattered roundish spots of clear blue, ]i;)ler 

 than those on the back. Dorsal blackish (with bluish blotches utter 

 death), and with scattered pale blue spots, most of them ill defined. 

 Caudal plain, anal dusky, paler than dorsal, with blue si)ots. 



Pectoral blackish within, externally pale, its axil dusky, with blue 

 reflections. Ventrals with the rays blackish, the membranes bluish 



and gilt. 



Measurements. 



Head in lengtlx of body 



Depth at ventrals iu length ... 

 Maxillary in length of head ... 



I.onfrest dor.sal ray in bead 



Ventral tin in bead . . . 



Pectoral tin in head 



Caudal lobes in head 



Eye to tirst dorsal raj- in head. 



Knmber of dor.sal rays 



Isuniberof anal rays 



Male. 



Female. 



Tim 



62 



27 



es. 



5 



44 



2^ 



IS 



H 



4 

 5 



If 



60 

 29 



Times. 

 4h 



n 

 ^ 

 u 



4 



K 



24 



CARANGID^. 



62. Oligoplites saurus (Blocli & Schneider). Leaiher Jacket. 

 Eather common about the wharves. IS^ot used as food. 



€3. Caranx bartholomaei Cuv. & Val. Yellow Jack, 

 {('aranx cihi Poey ; Caranx heani Jordan.) 



'Not very common ; a young specimen taken in the seine. 



Color in life deej) bronze olive, darker than the adult fish, the ground 

 color forming reticulations around blotches of light yellow. A dark 

 bronze bar below eye. Fins yellowish. 



64. Caranx chrysos (Mitcbill). Iliiitner. 



Eather common ; brought in by hook-and line fishermen. Specimens 

 less golden in color than usual with this species. 



In life dull green above, silvery below ; fins all pale; opercular spot 

 obscure; axil dusky; iris greenish-yellow. Some specimens showed 

 faint yellowish shades below and traces of faint darker cross shades. 



65 Caranx latus Agassi z. llome-eye Jack. 

 [Caranx Jullax Cuv. & Val.) 



Very common ; the young taken iu seines along the shore ; the adult 

 swimming in considerable schools, and often taken with hook and line 

 from the wharves. 



