CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

 V. THE SCALY-FINNED FAMILY. 



SQUAMIPENN^B. 



Gen. 21. BRAMA . . . . .183 



Sp. 42. Brama Rail Ray's Bream. PI. XI. . 184 



VI. THE MACKEREL FAMILY. SCOMBERID^E. 

 Gen. 22. SCOMBER. Mackerels . . .187 



Sp. 43. S. Scomber. The Common Mackerel. 



PI. XI. . . . .188 



44. S. colias. The Spanish Mackerel . 193 



Gen. 23. THYNNUS . . . . 195 



Sp. 45. Th. vulgaris. The Tunny . .195 



46. Th.pelamys. The Striped Tunny, or 



Striped Bonito . . . 197 



Gen. 24. Auxis . . . . .199 



Sp. 47. A. vulgaris. The Plain Bonito. PI. XII. 199 



Gen. 25. XIPHIAS . . . .200 



Sp. 48. X gladius. The Sword-fish. PI. XII. 201 



Gen. 26. NAUCRATES . . . .205 



Sp. 49. N. ductor. The Pilot-fish . .205 



Gen. 27. CARANX . . . .210 



Sp. 50. C. trachurus. The Scad, or Horse Mac- 



kerel. PI. XIII. . . . 210 



Gen. 28. CENTROLOPHUS . . . 212 



Sp. 51. C.pompilus. The Black-fish. PI. XIII. 212 



Gen. 29. ZEUS . . . . .215 



Sp. 52. Z. faber. The Dory, -or John Dory. 



PI. XIV. .... 215 



Gen. 30. CAPROS . . . .217 



Sp. 53. C.aper. The Boar-fish . .217 



Gen. 31. LAMPRIS . . . .219 



Sp. 54. L. guttatus. The Opah, or King-fish . 219 



VII. FAMILY OF RIBAND-SHAPED FORM. 



Gen. 32. LEPIDOPUS .... 227 



Sp. 55. L. argyreus. The Scabbard-fish. PL XV. 227 



