SANTA CATALINA FISHES— JORDAN AND STARRS. 69 



Family SCOMBRTD.E. 



GERMO MACROPTERUS (Schlegel). 



The 3'ellow tin albacore, Hirenaga of the Japanese tishermen, has 

 been in the past two years occasionall}' taken off Avalon. It is a com- 

 mon fish of southoni Japan, and is occasionally taken about Hawaii. 

 From the ordinar}' albacore, Germo alalonga^ abundant about Santa 

 Catalina, this species is known by the citron yellow finlets and by the 

 very high soft dorsal and anal. 



In the Hawaiian report of Jordan and Evermann this species, known 

 in Hawaii as Ahi, is described, under the incorrect name of Gerriio 



Fifi. 3.— Germo macropterus. 



germo^ which name belongs to a near relative of the common Albacore. 

 The figure, copied by Jordan and Evermann from SchlegeFs figure of 

 '' Thynnus sihi^^ belongs to Germo germo^ of which Germo sihl is 

 apparentl}^ a synonym. 



The following description of Germo 'inacropteTu>< is taken from a 

 Hawaiian example: 



Head 3| in length to base of caudal; depth 3f ; eye .5^ in head; snout 

 3; maxillary 2i; DXIV-II, 12+ VIII. A II, 12+VI. 



Body stout, fusiform; dorsal and ventral curves gradual, the body 

 deepest at the middle. Head sharply conic; snout pt)inted; jaws sub- 

 equal; maxillary reaching to opposite middle of pupil; teeth in jaws 

 in one row; small, bluntly conic; a patch of villiform teeth on vomer, 

 none on palatines. Eye large; caudal peduncle at narrowest point 

 half depth of eye. First dorsal spine 2i in head; soft dorsal and anal 

 similar, elevated, falcate, the longest ray 3 in head; pectoral long and 

 slender, as long as head, reaching front of anal; caudal lobes each ly^ 

 in head, ventrals 2y'V. Scales small, those on shoulder forming a dis- 

 tinct corselet. Color in life dark blue with steely retiectious, silvery 

 below; traces of very faint pale bands separated by rows of ver}^ faint 

 spots curved backward below on lower part of body; soft dorsal and 

 anal yellow, the finlets bright lemon yellow; caudal dusk}^ white, with 

 yellow border; ventrals white on lower surface, black above, with a 



