74. SCOMBRID^ SARDA. 
427 
CTS. S. cabtlSSa (Cuv. & Val.) J. & G. — Sierra. 
Sides of bod^' with indistinct darher yellowish spots; adult immacu- 
late; spinous dorsal without black blotch auteriorly. Eye large. 
Mouth large, maxillary reaching to below eye. Lateral line descend- 
ing abruptly below the second dorsal. Teeth triangular, strongly com- 
pressed, about 30-25. Pectoral scaly at base only. D. XI V-1, 15-VIlI ; 
A. 11, 15-VIir. (Poey.) Warm parts of the Atlantic; occasional on 
our coast; reaches a weight of 100 pounds. 
(Ciibium caballa Cuv. & Yal. viii, 1831, 187 : Cybiuin caballa Giinther, ii, 373; Cybium 
immuculatum C. & V. viii, 191 : Cybium caballa Poey, Proc. U. S. Xat. Mus. 1878, 4.) 
216.— §AK»A Cuvier. 
Bonitos. 
(Pelamys Cuv, & Yal. 1831, preoccuiiied iu Herpetology.) 
(Cuvier, Regue Auim. eel. 2el, ii, 1829: tyjie Scomber pelamys Briinuicli=' AS'comfter sarda 
Bloch.) 
Body rather elongate, coYered with small scales, those of the pectoral 
region forming a corselet. Caudal iieduiicle slender, strongly keeled. 
Head large, pointed, compressed. Mouth large. Teeth iu the jaws 
rather strong, conical, slightlj’ compressed; similar teeth on the pala- 
tines, but none on the vomer ; maxillary not concealed by preorbital. 
Gill-rakers long and strong. First dorsal long and rather low, of 18-22 
rather stout spines, which are graduallj’ shortened behind; interval 
between the last spine and the second dor.sal short; second dorsal small, 
followed by 8-9 flnlets; anal fin similar, usually with one less fiulet; 
paired fins small ; pectorals placed below the level of the pupil. Xo 
air-bladder. Pyloric coeca very numerous, dendritical. Yertebrm nor- 
mal. Fishes of rather large size, with metallic coloration. (Latin, 
sarda ; Gieek, adfjoa^ the ancient name of the typical species, also known 
as Awn'rt, Pelamys, etc. ; so called from its being taken in the neighbor- 
hood of the island of Sardinia; hence also the diminutive <7apo:Vij, the 
Sardine.) 
CT4. S. inedaferranea (Bloch & Schneidex) J. & G. — BonUo; SMp-jaclc. 
Dark steel-blue above, with numerous narrow, dark stripes from the 
back obliquely downwards and forwards; silvery below. Body elongate, 
scarcely compressed, robust ; corselet distinct, small, not extending be- 
yond pectoral. Teeth moderate, slightly compressed. Gill-rakers rather 
small, 13 below angle. Maxillary reaching beyond orbit. Head 3f iu 
length; depth 4. D. XXI-I, 13-YIlI; A. I, 13-YII; P. 10. L. 2J feet. 
