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Trachurops crumenophthalmus Bloch (Goggle-eye). 

 Also known as " big-eyed soad," " goggle-eye Jack " and " chicharro.'* 

 It occurs throughout the West Indies northward to Cape Cod, and in the 

 Pacific on the west coast of Mexico. In the Hawaiian Islands it is esteemed 

 as a food-fish, being found in great abundance and called " akule " by the 

 natives. An abundant fish in the Xassau market at the time of our visits in 

 June and July, 1903. A fairly good fish and one of the lowest priced. The 

 usual length of market specimens was 8 or 9 inches. 



Trachinotus falcatus Linngeus (Eound Pompano). 



This well-known food-fish exceeds a foot in length and is found in the 

 West Indies; it ranges from Cape Cod to Brazil, being common southward 

 and occasionally found northward in the Gulf Stream as far as Woods Holl. 

 Collected by the Expedition at Tarpum Bay and east end of Hog Island in 

 July, 1903. 



Trachinotus glaucus Bloch (Old Wife). 



A handsome fish, imimportant as food, found among the West Indies and 

 along the coast from Virginia southward to the Caribbean Sea. In size it 

 rarely exceeds a foot. Several specimens were obtained by the Expedition at 

 Nassau, June 20, 1903. 



Trachinotus goodei Jordan and Evermann (Great Pompano). 

 Also commonly called the "permit;" a good food-fish, though not as 

 highly valued as T. carolinus. It often grows to a length of 3 feet, speci- 

 mens of this size weighing about thirty pounds, being the largest size attained 

 by any of the pompanos. It occurs in the West Indies, northward to Florida. 

 Collected by the Expedition at Hog Island, June 18, 1903. 



Decapterus macarellus Cuvier and Valenciennes (Mackerel Scad). 

 Found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic, straying northward to Cape 

 Cod. Of no value as food. Two specimens were taken by the Expedition 

 near the edge of the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras, June 6, 1903. 



Seriola rivoliana Cuvier and Valenciennes (Amber-fish). 

 As a food-fish this species is unimportant, comparing unfavorably in this 

 respect with the majority of the species in this genus. It is of wide distribu- 

 tion, ranging from the Mediterranean to Brazil, throughout the West Indies 

 and occasionally on the coasts of Florida and South Carolina. A specimen was 

 obtained by the steamer Albatross, March 5, 1886, 



