EDIBDE FISHES OF QUEENSLAND.— OGILBY. 147 



firm, and delicate, superior to all others of its genns and family'';'^' again Jordan 

 "The true pampauo is one of the finest of all food-fishes, ranking with the Spanish 

 mackerel, and to be cooked in the same way, only by broiling. The flesh is white, 

 firm, and flaky, with a moderate amount of delicate oil."*' Referring to 

 T. palomcta"' Valenciennes'^ states that " its flesh is excellent," but quotes 

 I'Herminier to the effect that it is only good when in condition, but at other 

 times is regarded with suspicion " ; a remark which might with equal trvith be 

 made about many other fishes. Jordan and Evermann speak of it as " not highly 

 valued,"^ of T. rhodopus^^ as "not much valued as food," of T. falcatus,^'^ with 

 which our snub-nosed swallowtail is very closely allied, as being ''less valuable 

 than its congener carolinus.^^^- Crossing the Atlantic we find Valenciennes, in 

 his account of LicJiia aniia,'^'-^ quoting Risso as saying "this fish is highly esteemed 

 and in great request,"^* while of Campogranima vadigo'^'' the same author, 

 quoting Rondeletius, reports that "the flesh is rich and well flavored, but 

 tough. "1^ 



Nothing definite is known as to the breeding habits of these fishes, nor 

 have I ever handled a specimen containing spawn in any stage of development. 

 AVe may, however, fairly assume that, as with all kindred fishes, the ova are 

 shed in the open sea at some distance from the shore and are pelagic. 



The swallowtails are of little value from a sportsman's point of- view, 

 nevertheless when, as occasionally happens, a large one is hooked in the surf, its 

 great strength, rapidity of movement, and sudden twists and turns are calculated 

 to elicit the highest skill of the angler. 



Synopsis of the Trachinotine Genera, 

 a^. Maxillary with supplemental bone. 



fei. Teeth in jaws conical and uniserial ; anal fin shorter than soft dorsal Campogramma.^' 



b^. Teeth in jaws in villiform bands ; anal fin as long as soft dorsal . . . . Hypodis.^* 



a". Maxillary without supplemental bone. 



c^. Thoracic region not cultrate ; dorsal and anal fins falciform . . . . Trachinotus. 



C-. Thoracic region cultrate ; dorsal and anal fins not falciform . . . . Zalocys.^' 



* Fish. North & Mid. America, pt. i, p. 944. 



« Guide to the Study of Fishes, ii, p. 276. 



^ A sub-titute name given by Regan (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) xii, p. 349) to Chcetodon 

 glaucus Bloch (Ausl. Fisch., iv, 1787, pi. ccx), the specific name being antedated bj?^ Scomber 

 (jlaucus Linnaeus (Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1758, p. 298), the two species being congeneric. 



8 Hi^t. Nat. Poiss., xiii, p. 407. 



9 Ibid., p. 941. 



10 Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1863, p. 85. 



11 Labrus falcatus Linnreus, ibid., y>- ^84, 



12 Ibid., p. 942. 



1^ Scomber amia Linnseus, ibid., p. 299. 



1* Ibid., p. 357. 



1^ Centronotus vadir/o Risso, Ichth. Nice, p. 196. 



16 Ibid., p. 365. 



1' Campogramma Regan, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) xii, 1903, p. 3. Tj'pe, Centronotus 

 vadigo Risso 1810. Range, Mediterranean and the neighboring parts of the Atlantic. Monotypic. 



1^ Hypodis Rafinesque, Anal. Nat., 1815, p. — . Type, Scomber amia Linnaeus 1758. 

 Range, Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic. Monotypic. 



19 Zalocys Jordan & McGregor. Rep. U. S. Fisher. Comm., 1899, p. 276. Type, Z. slilbe, 

 idd., ibid., p. 277. Range, Eastern Tropical Pacific (Revillagagidos). Monotypic. 



