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dermoft fin of the back. The brancbiojlegeous membranes of this fifh are fuftained 

 each by four arched oflicles that grow gradually fmaller ; the head is large, rounded 

 and compreffed j and the body pretty thick, tapering gradually to the tail. It is a dry 

 coarfe nfh and not much efteemed, though a hearty vvholefome food. 



SAURUS i. Argent em cute longitudinaliter Jlriatd, firth 



prominulis brevibus & interrupt is, Tab. ("The Leather- coat. 

 46. f. 2. ms 



Corpus comprefum obhngum ; maxilla utraqne denticulata -, iris argentea. 

 Pinna dor/ales gemina j anterior radiorum quinque acutorum ; pojlerior ad 

 Cauda m fere porreBa mi nut a. Pinna ana lis ' pojlerior i dorfali Ji mills eft, 

 cum aculeo duplici remoto ad anum. Linea lateralis incurva, ad caudam 

 glabra -j cauda lunata. 



Membrana branchiofiega ojjiculorumfex, velfiptem. 



This fpecies is diftinguimed from the reft of the tribe by its ftriated fkin, and the 



fmall anterior aculeate fin at the anus, which feldom exceeds two radii. It is of an 

 oblong flatted make, and it agrees with the reft in moft particulars. 



SAURUS 1. Argent eus laminis branchiojlegis utrinque macula ^The red tailed 



Jack. 



nigra notatis i pinnis lutejcentibus. 

 Corpus latiufculum comprejjum utrinque ar citatum-, ventre & dorfo 



Caput proporti 



Oculi proportionali iridibus 



lid fuper lore brev 



Osfatis ampl 



lla utrinque denticulata \ lingua £? palatum afp 



Membrana branchiojlega oJJJculorum utrinque fep 



Pinna dor ft dua ; p 



diorum fep tern vel cflo 



fofi 



membranacea, ad caudam j ere porrecJa, radiis prioribus crafjioribus & Ion 

 gioribus. 



Pinna peBorales tenues acuminata longiores, ultra curvitatem linea late 

 ralis porrecla. 



Pinna centrales breviores valida trapezioides. 



Pinna ani gemma-, prior radiorum duorum breviorum ci? aculeatorum; pojle- 

 rior pojleriori dorfali f mi Hi ma, fedpaulo minor. 



Pinna cauda bifurca. 



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mea lateralis, e regione radiorum longiorum pinna pofterioris dorfalis £? 

 ani arcuata & dorfo fere parallela ; fed inde ad caudam recla atquc 



dent 



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ientibus pojlerioribus majoribu 







SAURUS 3. Minor argenteus glaber, macula nigra ad 



dam. lined later ali vix dentatd. 





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The White fifo 



SCOMBER 



1. 



Carnleo- argenteus nud. 



Guarabuca Brafilienfis. Will. App 



i- 3 



The Spanifh Macarell 



This fim 



is of an oblong form but (lightly flatted, and tapering very gradually to- 

 wards both ends. The lkin is fmooth, and the lateral line remarkably crooked. 

 The genus is eafily diftinguifhed by the little pinnula that run between the back 



and anal fins, and the taiL &c. See Artedius. 



1 



SCOMBER 2. Maximui, pinnulis utrinaue novem, tuberculol 



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■igtdo acuminata utrinque ad caudam. 



The King-nfb. 



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Ihis fifh is very like the foregoing both in make and appearance; they 



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