106 TELEOSTEI: ACANTHOPTERI. — XX. 



Head 4f ; depth 5. 1). XVIII - 17- IX. A. II -is -VIII. L. 2^ 

 feet. Tropical Amerii-a, N. in suniiniT, a favorite food fish. (Lat., 

 81)otte(l.) 



126. SARDA Cuvier. (Lat. name, from Sardinia, where it 

 abounds.) 



2G6. S. aarda (Blooh.) Bonito. Steel-blue, with several black- 

 hh streaks obli<nu'lv downward and forward from back. Ik-ad .SJ ; 

 depth 4|. 1). XXI-1, 13-VII. A. 11-13- VII. L.4feet. Atr 

 lantie, abundant N. to Cape Cod. (/i"-) 



127. ALBACORA Jordan (<ien. nov.) 



(^Orcynus and T/ii/nntis Ciivier, l)otb names preoccupied.) (Albacore, 

 a word said to be of Moorish origin.) 



a. Pectoral fins short, about reaching 9th dorsal spine, and 6 to 7 in body. 

 (AlOacora.) 



267. A. thynnuB (L.). Great Tunny. Alracoue. Very ro- 

 bust. Dark l)ltie. duskv below with obscure paler spots. Head 3| ; 

 depth 4. D. XlV-li 12-VIII. A. II-r2-VIII. L. 12 to 15 

 feet. Atlantic, everywhere, one of the largest of fishes, sometimes 

 reaching 1500 lbs. (^vwof, tunny.) (Z^'"-) 



128. GYMNOSARDA (Jill. (Euthyn?ui<! Liitken.) 

 (yvfivoi. naked; Sarda.) 

 rt. Lateral line al'rn[)tly curved beliind second dori^al. 



268. G. pelamis (L.). Oceanic Bonito. Bluish; four brown 

 stripes on each side of belly. Head 3^; dej)th 4. D. XV- 12- 

 VIII. A. 12- VII. Atlantic, scarce, W. (Eu.) (n(\afj.vsAnnn\.) 

 an. Lateral line without abrupt curve. 



2('.!i. G. alletterata (Hadnescpie). Little Bonito. Bluish: no 

 stripes on Iowit parts ; several obli(pu' wavy dark streaks alwivc 

 lati'ral line, alxiut 5 blackish s|)ots below P. Head 3J ; de|)th 4j. 

 D. XV- 12-VIII. A. 12- VII. L. 2^ feet. Warm seas, rarely 

 N. (Eu.) (From alletteratu, the Sicilian name.) 



129. AUXIS Cuvier. (av^ls, a young tunny.) 



270. A. tliazard (Lacepedi-)- Fiiigate Mackekkl. Blue, 

 somewhat mottled with darker. Head 4 ; depth 4 J. D. X- 12- 

 VIII. A. 13-VII. L. 18. Warm se^is, occasional schools on 

 our coast. {Eu.) (From tassard, the French name.) 



130. SCOMBER (Artedi) Linnaeus. (o-KO/x^poj, Scomlxir, 

 mackerel.) 

 a. Air bladder none; top of head without tranoluccnt area. (Scomhrr.) 



271. S. scombruB L. Common Mackerel. Dark blue 

 above, silvery 1m-1uw, the lower parts unmarked ; eye ino<lerate ; 



