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Lichia Carolina; the TRACHINOTE, Trachinolus ; the YELLOW 

 and SPOTTED MACKERELS, Caranx crysos, (Gr. yellow or golden,) 

 and C. punctatus, (Lat. spotted :) the HAIK-FINNED BLEPHARIS, 

 (Blepharis crinitus,) which is the Zeus crinitus of Akerly, kin 

 dred to the well known Dory or John Dory, Z. faber, an Euro 

 pean species much esteemed by epicures, and of which strange 

 things have been often recited ; the SHINER, Vomer, (Lat.^a 

 plough-share;) the SERIOLE, Serio/a, (Lat. a small jar;) the 

 BLUE FISH, or GREEN FISH, Temnodon, (Gr. temno, to cut ; 

 odous, tooth ; so named from the very sharp teeth,) sometimes 

 called HORSE MACKEREL; the principal species, T. saltator, be 

 ing the TAILOR, or SKIP-JACK of the more southern waters, 

 &quot; twenty of which,&quot; it was formerly said, &quot; would fill a barrel ; &quot; 

 the BOTTLE-HEADED DOLPHIN, Coryphana, (Gr. korus, a helmet ; 

 phaino, I display,) globiceps, (globe- headed.) The fishes of this 

 genus, including the fishes generally known as dolphins, and 

 celebrated for their beauty, are, however, rarely found off the 

 coasts, being mostly inhabitants of mid-ocean. The species C. 

 hippuris, is famed for its beautiful play of colors when dying. 

 The Dolphins are conspicuous enemies of the Flying-fish. Other 

 fishes of this family are, the Lampugus, a rare and exceedingly 

 beautiful fish, and the Harvest-fish, Rhombus. 



(9) Cepolidcz, or Tceniadcz, (Lat. t&nia, a ribbon.) 

 This is a small family of fishes allied to the Mackerels. They 

 are chiefly distinguished by an elongated, flattened shape ; their 

 general appearance being that of a bright silver ribbon. They 

 have the popular names of Ribbon-fish, Lath or Deal fish. The 

 body is not thicker, except in the middle, than a sword. Most 

 of the species inhabit the Mediterranean. The eleven-rayed 

 Band-fish, Cepola rubescens, (Lat. turning red,) is seen on the 

 coasts of England ; it displays brilliant colors ; sometimes is 

 called Fire-flame and Red-ribbon. As showing the appropriate 

 ness of the name Ribbon-fish, it is related, that a specimen of 

 this species, &quot; though nineteen and a half inches in length, hav 

 ing been carefully folded up like a ribbon, passed to Belfast, (Ire 

 land,) in a franked letter of the ordinary size and legal weight, 

 viz., less than an ounce.&quot; (Magazine of Nat. Hist.) The 

 Silvery Hair-Tail, Trichiurus, (Gr. hair-tail,) lepturus, (Gr. 

 thin-tail,) having a tapering tail, ending in a filament, is found 

 off the coast of the U. S. 



(10) Teuthida, (Gr. Teuthis, a kind of fish.) 

 This is another, not numerous family, sometimes called Lan 

 cet-fish, resembling the Mackerels in appearance and some other 

 respects, but peculiar for the cutting spines in each side of the 



