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rays longest. Anal opposite rayed dorsal and similar, and both 
fins covered densely with small scales. Caudal small, forked, and 
base of each lobe with a keel. Pectoral broad, short, reaching 
about opposite base of fourth dorsal spine. Ventral inserted a 
little behind pectoral, and 1% of space to anal. Back blue-black, 
with about 30 waved darker streaks extending to just below 
lateral line. Belly and sides silvery, latter with dusky spots or 
mottlings. Base of pectoral blackish. Length 8% inches. Sea 
Isle City. 
When fresh in spirits back and upper surface of head deep 
blue-black, with beautiful metallic and iridescent reflections, - 
though the former color fading afterwards in some examples to 
more or less hyaline shades of greenish-blue. Back with ver- 
miculating and other streaks of darker shades than body-color, 
between fins or down back medianly they are more or less ver- 
miculating while on sides above they slope forward. Lower 
surface of body white, line of demarcation between color of back 
very pronounced, and most of its area overshot with bronzed or 
brassy reflections. Just below color of back, on whitish of side, 
dull bronzed or brassy-olive spots and: blotches rather obscurely 
defined, and varying in individuals, in some presenting a more or 
less concealed and soiled appearance well over the sides of ab- 
domen. Sides of head well up on postocular region, jaws, except 
upper anteriorly and tip of mandible, silvered white. Dorsals, | 
caudal and pectoral more or less transparent brownish to dusky. 
Pectoral deepest basally, with a pale spot below. Ventrals and 
anal whitish. Iris whitish with grayish above. Inside of mouth 
translucent grayish. 
Mr. Wm. J. Fox obtained this fish at the above locality where 
it was not rare. Although smaller than the common mackerel 
it is an important food-fish. 
Scomber colias Moore, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, p. 360. 
— Smith, Bull..U:S..2. \Com., SLL, 1802; p:3372. 
Scomber grex Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 812. 
Scomber pneumatophorus Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII, 
1887, p. 138. 
