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price; hence it is less frequeiitly tinned. From two to six round black spots 

 appear in the adult fish along the sides of the breast. These are not shown in the 

 figure (No. 65) given by Jordan and Evermann. The Pacific form should be 

 compared with true E. alleteralvs of the Mediterranean. 



Barda Cuvier (Bonitos). 

 21G. Sarda chilensis (Cuvier and Valenciennes). (J. & E.. ]). 175.) 



Occasionally tak(>n at Honolulu and canned with the Aku, packers making 

 no fine distinctions. This species is (juite different from the Atlantic Bonito, Sarda 

 sarda, having the spinous dorsal alwa.ys shorter. It is not quite certain that Sarda 

 lineolata from California and Sarda orientalis from Jaiian are identical with Sarda 

 chilensis. 



Thunnus South (Tunnies). 



(Thyvnus Cuvier; preoccupied.) 



217. Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus. 



The great Tuna, regarded as identical with the Euroi^ean, and which is abun- 

 dant about Santa Catalina Island, California, is not yet definitely known from 

 Hawaii. 



218. Thunnus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel). 



A specimen seen in the market at Honolulu seemed distinct from the Cali- 

 fornian Tuna, having the finlets dull yellow instead of blue. According to our 

 notes the dorsal and anal lobes are high, the pectoral rather short, reaching two- 

 thirds distance to anal. Finlets all dull soiled yellowish. Belly with twelve 

 obscure pale cross-bars of grayish silvery, narrower than the interspaces, replaced 

 by round spots above and below; smaller spots alternating with the bars; no clear 

 yellow on fins. The silvery markings are characteristic of the young of several 

 species of this group. 



Germo Jordan (Albacores). 

 • This group or subgenus differs from TInmmts only in the great length of the 

 ribbon-like pectoral fins, whicli reach at least to the front of the anal, two and one 

 half to three times in length of body. It should perhaps be merged in T}ui units. 

 The species of this genus are much in need of careful revision. 



219. Germo macropterus Temminck and Schlegel. Ahi. (J. & E., p. 174.) 

 {Germo germo Jordan and Evermann.) 



This species, found both in California and Japan, is now rather abundant in 

 the Honolulu markets. It reaches a weight of three hundred ]50unds. Dorsal 

 and finlets all bright lemon-yellow without dark borders. The sides have faint 



