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until Coles caught one at Cape Lookout in July, 1910, the only 

 one in 9 years' fishing there. The food value of this clupeoid is 

 slight because of the great number of its bones. 



Athlennes hians (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Gar-fish. 



The flat-sided gar is comparatively rare, none being recorded 

 at Beaufort between 1885 and 1905, probably because they are 

 ordinarily confounded with other gars, especially Tylosurus 

 marinus. In this later year quite a number were taken. Coles 

 caught several at Cape Lookout during 1910, and a number in 

 1911. 



Auxis thazard Lacepede. 



Frigate Mackerel. 



This frigate mackerel has been only sparingly reported from 

 Beaufort being called "bonito" and not carefully distinguished 

 from the fish properly so-named. Coles reports large schools of 

 them at Cape Lookout in July, 1909, and 1910, but none were 

 found in 1911. 



Sarda sarda (Bloch). 



Bonito. 



The bonito is not very uncommon at Beaufort, but does not 

 reach the size attained elsewhere. Smith (1907) gives its 

 average weight as 5 to 6 pounds, and that of the largest hitherto 

 recorded at 12 pounds. Coles, however, reports the capture of 

 several at the Cape in 1910 weighing slightly over 25 pounds 

 each. He caught only a few in 1911, and these of smaller size. 



Oligoplites saurus (Bloch and Schneider). 



Leather-jacket. 



The leather-jacket has been recorded from Beaufort but one 

 time despite the fact that it has been taken as far north as 

 I^ew York. According to Dr. Smith, on May 17, 1904, a 

 fisherman brought a 10 inch specimen to the Beaufort labora- 

 tory. Late in June, 1911, Coles collected a 10-inch specimen 

 at Cape Lookout. 



