284 SCOMBRID^. 



five soft ; the anals, one spine and twenty-seven soft ; and the 

 caudal, nineteen flexible rays. 



Of the same family with the above are the well-known Spring 

 Mackerel {Scomber Vernalis), of Mitchil, and Fall Mackerel 

 {Scomber Grex), of the same author, as also the Spanish Mack- 

 erel {Scomber Colias), all of which species are excellent eating, 

 and give good sport in the bays and inlets. They are, however, 

 so common that they are rarely pursued for the sport, or taken 

 except as an article of food and commerce. I therefore pass 

 them without farther notice than this mere cursory mention. 



