THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 241 
Genus PELAMyYs Walbaum. 
The Little ‘T'unnies. 
Pelamys alleterata (Rafinesque). 
PLATE 22. 
Apple Core. Albacore. 
Among our mackerels with a naked body, excepting the scaly 
corselet, this one is distinguished by its continuous dorsal fins. 
Apparently a pelagic form of warmer waters. It is apparently 
rather scarce according to Dr. Smith. They are not valued much 
as food-fish. 
Gymnosarda alletterata Smith, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, 
pea 7ae 
Genus ['HUNNUS South. 
The Great Tunnies. 
Thunnus thynnus (Linneus). 
Tunny. Great Tunny. 

Great Tunny. Thunnus ‘thynnus (Linneus). 
Among the scaled mackerel-like fishes this one has villiform or 
sand-like teeth on the vomer or palatines, and those in jaws sub- 
conical or little compressed, corselet distinct, and pectoral short 
or not reaching much beyond tip of moderate ventral. 
16 MU 
