6. SEBIOLA. 465 



somewhat irregular brown'eross-bands, arranged in pairs ; those be- 

 tween the soft dorsal and anal extend on to these fins, forming five 

 spots on the former and three on the latter ; a blackish band between 

 the eyes ; ventrals black. 

 'Coast of Carolina'. 



7. Seriola zonata. 



Scomber zonatus, Mitch. Trans. Lit. ^ Phil. Soc. New York, i. p. 427, 



pi. 4. f. 3. 

 Seriola zonata, Cuv. ^ Val. ix. p. 213; Dekay, New York Fauna, 



Fishes, p. 128. pi. 9. f. 20 ; Holbr. Ich'.h. S. Carol, p. 73. pi. 10. f. 1. 

 leiarchus, Cuv. Sf Val. ix. p. 213. 



D-7|.^e. A.0-2|-^-L-„- 



Scales very small. The height of the body is 3|-4 times in the 

 total length, the length of the head 3| ; the snout is rather elongate, 

 conical, 2| the diameter of the eye ; the maxillary reaches to 

 below the centre of the orbit. Abdomen broad, rounded ; the ven- 

 trals are of moderate length, occupying rather more than one-half 

 of the distance between their base and the origin of the anal. An 

 oblique black band from the spinous dorsal to the eye. Body gene- 

 rally with six distinct black cross-bands, which extend on to the 

 dorsal and anal fins, and form three black spots on the former and 

 two on the latter. 



Atlantic coasts of the United States. 



a. Adult. North America. Purchased of Mr. Warwick. 



b. Adult. North America. Purchased of Mr. Warwick. 



c. d. Half -grown. North America. Pixrchased of Mr. Warwick. — 



All have been in chloride of zinc. 



Seriola carolinensts (Holbr. Ichthyol. S. Carol, p. 70. pi. 10. f. 2), 

 \-athout cross-bands, and with twenty-two soft rays of the anal fin, 

 appears to be merely a variety of S. zonata. 



8. Seriola tapeinometopon. 

 Sleeker, Solor, p. 80. 



B.7. D.7|i5. A.2|±. 



Scales very small. The height of the body is 3^ in the total 

 length, the length of the head 3| ; the snout is pointed, and the 

 maxillary reaches to below the pupil. An oblique blackish band 

 from the spinous dorsal to the eye ; body with five or six brQwnish 

 cross-bands ; dorsal and anal fins with a yellow margin. (Bl.) 



Sea of Lawajong (Solor). 



9. Seriola nigro-fasciata. 



Nomeus nigro-fasciatus, Jlupp. Atl. Fische, p. 82. taf. 24. f. 2. 

 Seriola binotata, Cuv. ^- Val. ix. p. 215 ; Cantor, Catal. p. 137. 

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