The Rev. R. T. Lowe on the "Fishes of Madeira. 407 



nob. Cam. Phil. Trans. IV. 1. 198. t. IV.— Syn. Mad. Fish. pp. 178, 

 179. 



Fam. Triglid^. 



Trigla lineata, L. Cuv. and Val. Hist. IV. 34. ; Yarrell, Brit. 

 Fish. 1. 46. Rariss. 



A single individual only has occurred. 



Fam. Sparid^. 

 Pagellus rostratus, nob. — Syn. Mad. Fish. 177, 

 Reference to the excellently characteristic figures of Rondelet and 

 Salviani has satisfied me that this is merely Pagellus erythrinus, Cuv. 

 and Val. 



Fam. Choetodontidjs. 

 Pimelepterus Boscii, Lac. — " Cheiroco" or " Xarroco." — Cuv. and 

 Val. VII. 258. t. 187. Rariss. 



Fam. ScoMBRiD^. 



Thynnus Alhacora. — "AtumAlbacora." — T. corpore elongato,postice 

 attenuato : pinna anali secundaque dorsali antice longe falcato^ 

 productis : pectoralibus ad medium secundce dorsalis attingen- 

 tibus : ore oculisque parvis. 



Tunny, Penn. Brit. Zool. Ed. 1. iii. 266. No. 133. t. 52. excl. syn. 

 An L'Auxide de Sloane, Scomber Sloanei, Cuv. and Val. Hist. VIII. 

 148; i. e. Albacore, Sloane, Hist, of Jam. 1. t. 1. f. p. 28} Sat. 

 vulg. 



The length of the narrow produced fore-part of the second dorsal 

 fin varies from one-sixth to one- fourth part of the w^hole length of 

 the fish ; that of the pectoral fins is from one-fifth to one-fourth part 

 of the same, and their tips reach to the middle of the second dorsal 

 fin. Thus, in this latter point it is intermediate betw^een the common 

 Tunny (T. vulgaris, L.) and the following new species (T. obesus, 

 nob.) ; approaching most the latter. 



Pennant's figure is at least a tolerable representation of this very 

 distinct species, agreeing with it in its main points of difference from 

 the true T. vulgaris, L. It may be hoped that the attention of Bri- 

 tish Naturalists will be directed to this point. The proper season 

 for the Albacora in Madeira is September and October. 



Thynnus obesus. — "AtumPaiudo." — T. corpore abbreviato : obcso : 

 pinnis acutis ; pectoralibus ad finem secundce dorsalis attingen" 

 tibus: oculis magnis. 



Vulgaris. 



This fish is constantly distinguished by the fishermen from the 



common Tunny or " Atum Rabilha" (T, vulgaris, L.) by the larger 



