121 Notices of several Fishes of Rare Occurrence. 



A specimen of this rare fish was found stranded on the 

 flats of the North River, Salem, between the Railroad and 

 Beverly bridges, Aug. 23, 1846. It is commonly known to 

 us as the Horse Mackerel or Albicore ; but seldom seen in 

 our waters and never noticed in shoals as in the Mediterra- 

 nean Sea. 



The size of the specimen by measurement was found to 

 be nine feet and six inches in length, and in girth seven feet, 

 measured near the pectoral fins; which it is to be observed, 

 exceeds the usual size as judging from those caught in the 

 Mediterranean where they seldom exceed four feet in length, 

 and frequently are not more than three feet long. 



PRIONOTUS Spp. Guv. AND VALENC. 



Two specimens were presented to the cabinet during the 

 summer of 1847, caught in Salem Harbor; supposed to be 

 Prionotus lineatus and Prion. pileatus. See Storer in Pro- 

 ceed. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. p. 77. Storer's Synopsis, pp. 

 50 and 270. 



CARANX DEFENSOR. Southern Caranx. Dekay, Report, 

 Fishes of N. Y. p. 120. pi, xxiv. fig. 72. 



This beautiful fish was found on the Lynn beaches, 

 during the summer of 1S47, by Mr. Joseph True, to whom 

 we are indebted for the specimen. It is fourteen inches in 

 length. 



TETRAODON TURGIDUS. MITCHELL. Swell Fish or Puffer. 

 See Storer's Report, p. 169. Storer's Synopsis, p. 241. 



A specimen of this curious fish was caught in Salem Har- 

 bor in the summer of 1848. Though very common south 

 of Cape Cod, yet it is not usually seen in Massachusetts 

 Bay. 



SEBASTES NORVEGICUS. Cuv. Norway Haddock. Also 

 known as the " Rose Fish" t Hemdurgan" and 

 " Snapper." See Storer's Report, p. 26. Synopsis p. 60. 

 A specimen of this uncommon species was caught offMise- 



