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122. Corvina ronchus,C.&V. Silvery, first dorsal brown- 
ish, the other vertical fins with the margins 
minutely dotted with black. 
Lin. genus BarrpeL.a, Gill. 
123. Bairdella armata, Gill Long-teeth Giinther in 
1868 referred this species to Corvina, and so I 
suppose would now place it in Sciana, Jordan 
places both C. ronchus and B. armata in Scicna. 
Liv. genus OroLiraus, Cuv. 
In this genus the lower jaw is longest, which is never 
the case in Sciwna. 
124. Otolithus regalis (Bl. Schn.) C. & V. Back with 
darker oblique streaks, following the transverse 
series of scales. Prceoperculum with small den- 
ticulations. 
125. O.nothus, Holbr. Coloration uniform, back with 
indistinct oblique streaks. 
ty. genus Larimus, C. & V. 
126. Larimus breviceps, C.& V. Jew Harp Drummer, 
First dorsal blackish, with a triangular white spot 
before the base of each spine. 
127. L. dentex,(C. & V.) Giinth. Corvina dentex of Hill’s 
list. The scales speckled with minute brown 
dots. 
ivr. genus Mrcrorogon, C. & V. 
128. Micropogon fownierii, (Desm.) Jord. Mongalar 
Drummer. M. lineatws of Hill’s list, and recorded 
by Giinther as M. undulatus. 
Lvit. genus Equss, Bl., Schn. 
129. Eques punctatus, Bl., Schn. Brown, sides of head 
with two vertical bands : sides of body with curved 
bands : vertical fins with bluish-white spots. 
130. E. lanceolatus, (Gmel.) Giinth. EZ. balteatus of Hill’s 
list. Greyish-yellow, with three broad blackish- 
brown bands, edged with whitish. 
Family XIPHIIDA. 
Marine fishes, with elongate compressed body and a 
produced sword-shaped upper jaw. 
Lyi. genus Xipatas, Artedi. 
131. NXiphias gladius, L. Sword-fish. Ventral fins none. 
Lix. genus HistiopHorvs, (Lacép.) Cuv. 
132. Histiophorus gladius, (Brouss.) Lacép. H. ameri- 
canus of Hill’s list. Ventral fins present. 
Family TRICHIURIDA. 
Marine fishes, with elongate compressod band-like 
bodies covered with ininute scales or naked. 
Lx. genus, Tricnrurvs, L. 
133. Trichiwus leptwrus, L. Cutlass-Fish. Dorsal ex- 
tending the whole length of the back, no caudal 
or ventral fins. Silvery. It is the gymnogaster 
of Brown, plate 45, fig. 4 
LXxI. genus Gempyius, C. & V. 
134. Gempylus serpens (Solander) C.& V. Figured by 
Sloane, pl. 1, fig, 2. Coloration uniform, upper 
part of dorsal tin black No scales. 
Family ACRONURID. 
Marine herbivorous fishes, with compressed ininutely- 
scaled bodies. One dorsal fin. 
Lx. genus TEUTHIS. 
135. Teuthis hepatus, L. Doctor-Fish. Acanthwrus chi- 
rurgus of Hill’s list and of Giinther, Ground- 
colour brown,sometimes a whitish ring round the 
base of the caudal fin. Operculum with a black 
margin. 
Acanthwius phlebotomus of Cuy. & Val. is a synonym. 
136. Teuthis coruleuns (Bl. & Schn.) Bean & Dresel. 
Doctor-Fish. Acanthwus ceruleus of Hills list. 
Brownish, with bluish longitudinal lines, undu- 
lating on the body. Jordan places this and the 
last species in Acanthwrus. 
5 Family CARANGID. 
Marine fishes, with compressed oblong or elevated 
bodies covered with small scales or naked. Teeth, 
if present, conical. 
txrir. genus Caranx C, & V. (Horse- Mackerel.) 
137. Caranx bartholomei, C. & V. Green Jack. 
138. €. crwmenophthalmus (B1.) Lacép. First dorsal de- 
veloped, none of the rays elongate. Opercular 
spot more or less distinct. C. plumieri of C. & V. 
is a synonym. 
139. C. macarellus,C.&V. Belongstosubg. Decapterus, 
Bleeker. Opercular spot small. A single pos- 
terior ray detached from dorsal or anal. 
140. C.chrysos (Mitch.) Dekay. C. pisquetus of Hill’s 
list. Has a biack spot on the operculum. ; 
141. C.hippos (L.) Giinth. Covally Jack. (C. carangus 
of Hill’s list. Opercular spot generally distinct. 
142. ©. latus Agass. Horse-eye Jack. (C. fallax of Hill’s 
list is probably this. According to Bean & Dresel, 
Giinther confused this with (. hippos, and re- 
ferred the true C. hippos to carangus. 
Lxiy. genus Vomer, Cuvier. 
143. Vomer setipinnis (Mitch.) Gill. Bessy Cockburn. 
High Forehead. Vomer brownii of Haill’s list. 
Uniform silvery, without sales, spinous dorsal 
and ventrals short. It is the Rhomboida of 
Browne,p. 455. Giinther refers it to Argyreiosus. 
LXV. genus SELENE, Lacép. 
144. Selene argentea, Lac. Bessy Cockburn. High 
Forehead. Argyreiosus vomer of Giinther. Uni- 
form silvery, the prolonged tin-rays blackish. 
LXVI. genus CHLOROSCOMBRUS, ' iraid, 
145. Chloroscombrus chryswrus (L.) Gill. Whiting. Mi- 
cropteryx chrysurus of Giinther. Coloration uni- 
form ; a blacki-h, squarish blotch on back of tail ; 
ventrals white. Seriola cosmopolita of Hill’s list 
is a synonym. 
LXVIL. genus SERIOLA, Cuvier. 
146. Seriola falcata, C. & V. Coloration uniform, scales 
small. A synonym of S. rivoliana C. & V., ac- 
cording to Jordan. 
. lalandi, C. & V. Coloration uniform. Scales 
very small. Snout elongate, conical, twice the 
length of diameter of eye. At St. Helena it is 
called the Yellow-Tail. : 
Lxyur. genus Naucrates (Rafin.) Cuvier. 
148. Nauerates ductor (L.) C. & V. Pilot-Fish. Bluish,’ 
with 5 to 7 dark vertical bars. 
LXIx. genus CHoRINEMUS, C. & V. 
149, Chorinenws saliens (Bl.) C. & V. Coloration uni- 
form; height of body 43 in total length. 
Lxx. genus OLicoptites, Gill. 
150. Oligoplites sawus (Bl. & Schn.) Jord. Sea Police- 
man. Chorinemus quiebra of Hill, and C. occiden- 
talis ot Giinther. Coloration uniform. 
LXxI genus TRacaynotus (Lacép.) C. & V. 
Originally spelled Trachinotus. Trichinotus of Hill’s 
list. 
151. Trachynotus falcatus (L.) Jord, & Eigenm. Cobbler- 
fish. J’. rhomboides (Bl.) C.& V. 7. ovatus (L.) 
yar., Giinth. Jaws Toothed. 
152. T. goreensis, C.& V. Dorsal, caudal, and anal lobes 
black. Height of body 2? in total length. 
153. 7. glawus, (Bl.) C. & V. Height of body nearly 3 
in total length. Silvery, with 4 blackish vertical 
streaks on side of back. 
154. T. pamponus, C. & VY. Coloration uniform ; height 
of body 22 to 3 in total length. 1. eupreus, 
C. & V. is a synonym. 
Family CORY PHENIDE. 
Pelagic fishes with a single, long dorsal fin 
small, conical : or absent. 
LXXU. genus, CorypH.®NA (Artedi) C, & V. 
155. Coryphena hippurus, L. ‘ihe only evidence of the 
occurrence of this fish is Hill’s doubtful record 
under the name C. dorado. Thisis the fish com- 
monly, but erroneously, called the Dolphin. The 
colours change rapidly while the fish is dying. 
Family SCOMBRID. 
Marine fishes, with elongate compressed bodies, scaled 
or naked. Two dorsal fins. 
LXXIII. genus ScompBer, Artedi. (Mackerel.) 
156. Scomber pneumatophorus, De la Roche. S. gree of 
Hill’s list. Greenish-black with about 30 waving 
black transverse streaks. This species has an 
air-bladder, whereas S. scomber (Che common 
English mackerel) has none, 
LXXIv. genus ALBIcoRA, Jordan. 
The name Thynius has been generally used for these 
fishes, but is preoccupied by a similarly-named 
genus of insects. “ Orycnus’’ of Gill, a mere slip 
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