Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 869 



Scomber pelamia, LiNN.^EUS, Syst. Nat., Ed. x, 297, 1758, " in Pelago inter Tropicos." 



Scomber pelamides, LAcfil'fiDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., m, 14, 1802; after Linna;us. 



Tliyiiims pelaniys, Cuvier Sc Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., viii, 113, 1831. 



Tlii/mius pela7ni'<, Steindachneu, Ichtli. Berichtc, v, 7, 18G8. 



Orcijmis pelamija, Poey, Synopsis, 3G2, 1808; Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1878, 24. 



Euthiiniim pelmm/s, Jordan & Gilbert, Synopsis, 430, 1883. 



Gymnosanla 2'clamis, Dresslak & Feslek, I c, 43G, 1889. 



1256. OYMNOS.iRDA ALLETERATA (Rafinesque). 

 (Little Tunny; Boxito.) 



Head 3f; depth 4J. D. XV-I, 12- VIII ; A. 12-VII. Body fusiform, 

 robust. Lateral liue nowhere making a very distinct curve. Corselet 

 well developed, not covering the entire space between the diagonals con- 

 necting the posterior extremity of spinous dorsal and base of pectorals. 

 Posterior margin of preopercle about 2 in inferior margin. Pectorals 

 reaching vertical from ninth dorsal spine. Bluish above; sides and belly 

 silvery; no sti-ipes of any kind below lateral liue; above lateral line sev- 

 eral wavy, oblique streaks; 5 round black spots about as large as pupil 

 below pectoral. Warm seas, occasionally northward to Capo Cod ; com- 

 mon in the West Indies and the Mediterranean ; not recorded from Califor- 

 nia. {Alleteratu, a local name in use at Palermo.) (Eu.) 



Scomber allelleratuK, Eafinesque, Caratteri Alcuni Gonerc, etc., 46, 1810, Palermo. 



Thi/nntis leachiamts, Risso, Eur. Merid., Ill, 414, 1826, Nice. 



Scomlier qnadripunclatus, Geoffrey St. Hilaiue, Descr. Egypt. Poisa., pi. 24, fig. 3, 1827, Egypt. 



Tliiiunus Ihiinnina, Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vin, 104, 1831, Mediterranean. 



Tlii/nnns bnisilioif'is, CuviEU & VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss., viii, 110, 1831, Brazil. 



Hiynmis breripiiiiiis, Cuvikr & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., viii, 112, 1831, Mediterranean. 



Orcynus allUeratus, Gill, Cat. Fish. East Coast N. A., in Eept. U. S. Fish Comm., 802, 1873. 



Enthynmis aUUeralus, Jordan & Gilbert, Synopsis, 430, 1883. 



ThynnichlhyK Ihnrinina, Giglioli, Cat. dei Pesci Italian!, 25, 1880. 



Orcynns thxnnina, Poey, Enumeratio, 72, 1875. 



T7i)/)iHi(s ajitiis, Cantor, Cat. Malay Fishes, 100, 1850, Sea of Pinang. 



TliynniclUhys brevipiatiis, Giglioli, Cat. dei Pesci Italian!, 25, 188(i. 



391. THUNNUS, South. 

 (Great Tunnies.) 



Tliynmi!', Cuvier, Regno Animal, Ed. i, 313, 1817, (ihyunus; not of Fabrioiiis, 1775, a genns of 



Butterflies). 

 Thunnus, South, Encyclop. Metropol., v, 620, 1845, {lliyutius); (fide Gill). 

 Orycmis, Cooper, Pror. Cal. Ac. Nat. Sci., 1863, 77, {tliymms; not Orycnus, Gill, 1801, wliich ^vas 



originally a misprint for Orcynnii). 

 Albacora, Jordan, Man. Vort., Ed. v, 106, 1888, (thynmis). 



Body oblong, robust, with very slender caudal peduncle. Head conical. 

 Mouth wide, with one series of small, conical teeth in the jaws and bands 

 of minute villiform or sand-like teeth on the vomer and palatines. Scales 

 present, those of the pectoral region forming an obscure corselet. First 

 dorsal of 12 to 15 spines which grow gradually shorter backward, the 

 interval between last spine and second dorsal slight ; second dorsal and 

 anal short and rather high, each with 8 to 10 finlets ; ventrals moderate ; 

 pectorals moderate, inserted rather below the level of the eye. Vertebrae 



