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U.S.N.M. No. 121806, 1 specimen, 123 mm., from Lago de Maracaibo at Yacht 

 Club, Maracaibo, May 16, 1942. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123072, 1 specimen, 24 mm., south coast of Gulf of Venezuela, 

 U. S. S, Niagara, November 15, 1925. 



The specimens from the mouth of the Rio de Los Pdjaros had been 

 feedmg on anchovies. 



OUGOPUTES SAURUS SAURUS (Bloch and Schneider) 



Zapatero 



Scomber saurus Bloch and Schneider, Systema ichthyologiae, p. 32, 1801 



(Jamaica) . 

 Oligoplites saurus Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 399, fig. 213, 1942 



(coast of Venezuela) . 



U.S.N.M. No. 123077, 1 specimen, 86 mm., from Salinas Bay, U. S. S. Niagara, 

 April 4, 1925. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123078, 1 specimen, 128 mm., from Amuay Bay, U. S. S. Niagara, 

 December 9, 1924. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123076, 3 specimens, 69 to 74 mm., from Estanques Bay, U. S. S. 

 Niagara, February 20, 1925. 



Genus SERIOLA Cuvier 



Seriola Cuvier, Le rSgne animal, vol. 2, p. 315, 1817. (Genotype, Caranx 

 dumerili Risso.) (Ref. copied.) 



SERIOLA DUMERILI (Risso) 



Caranx dumerili Risso, Ichthyologie de Nice, p. 175, pi. 6, fig. 20, 1810 (Nice). 

 Seriola dumerili Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 400, 1942 (coast of 

 Venezuela). 



Genus NAUCRATES Rafinesque 



Naucrates Rafinesque, Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali 

 Sicilia, p. 43, 1810. (Genotype, Naucrates fanfarus Ra.Gnesque = Gasterosteus 

 ductor Linnaeus.) (Ref. copied.) 



NAUCRATES DUCTOR (Linnaeus) 



Pilotfish; Piloto 



Gasterosteus ductor Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, p. 295, 1758. 

 Naucrates ductor Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 400, 1942 (coast of 

 Venezuela). 



Family CORYPHAENIDAE 



Dolphins; Dorado 



Genus CORYPHAENA Linnaeus 



Coryphaena Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, p. 261, 1758. (Genotype, 

 Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus.) 



CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS Linnaeus 



Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, p. 261, 1758 (open 

 seas). — Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 400, fig. 214, 1942 (coast 

 of Venezuela). 



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