•5. CYBIUM. 373 



Sconiberoinorus phmiieri, Lacep. iii. pp. 292, 293. 

 Cybiuiu regale, Cuv. 6r Vctl. viii. p. 184. 



D. 17 I ^ I VII-VIII. A. f-^ I VIII. 



Teeth triangular, strongly compressed. The lateral line descends 

 obliquely, and is slightly waving on the tail. Pectoral scaly. A 

 brownish longitudinal band commences from the pectoral, and there 

 are spots of the same colour above and below the band ; anterior 

 portion of the dorsal fin black. 



Caribbean Sea. 



a-e. Adult and half-grown : skins. Jamaica. From Dr. Pamell's 



Collection. 

 /. Adult : stuffed. Jamaica. Presented by J. Goiild, Esq. 

 g. Adult. 



10. Cybium caballa. 



Guarupiicu, Marcgr. p. 178. 

 Scomber maximus, &c., Brown, Jam. p. 452. 



Cj'bium caballa, Cuv. &• Val. viii. p. 187 ; Scn/ra, Hist. Cuba, Poiss. 

 p. 103. 



D. 14 1^1 IX. A.:^|IX. 



Teeth triangular, strongly compressed, widely set. Tlie latei-al 

 line descends abruptly below the second dorsal. Pectoral scaly at the 

 base only. Sides of the body ^vith indistinct darker spots ; the first 

 dorsal blackish above. 



Atlantic shores of tropical America. 



a, h. Half-grown. S. Domingo. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 

 c. Adult: skin. Jamaica. From Dr. Parnell's Collection. 





11. Cybium flavo-brunneum. 



Smitli, III. Zool. S. Afr. Fishes, pi. 20. 



D-12|^|Y. A.^|IV. 



Teeth conical, slightly bent inwards, those of the lower jaw thi'eo 

 times larger than those of the upper. Scales small, very distinct. 

 The first dorsal low, with feeble spines ; pectoral scaly. Uniform 

 brown (in a dried state). 



Cape Seas. 



a. Adult : stuffed. Cape of Good Hope. From Sir A. Smith's Col- 

 lection. — Tj-pe of the species. 



12. Cybium sara. 



Benn, in Beecheys Vol/. Zoo/, p. 63. pi. 20. f. 2. 



D. 25 I ? I IX. A. ? I IX. 



Teeth triangular, strongly compressed, forming a kind of serrature. 

 (Bam.) 



Near Loo-choo. 



