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Lichia Carolina; the TRACHINOTE, Trachinolus ; the YELLOW 

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

 and C. punctalus, (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, Seriola, (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, 

 " twenty of which," it was formerly said, *.* would fill a barrel ; " 

 the BOTTLE-HEADED DOLPHIN, Coryphcena, (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) Cepolida, or T&niada, (Lat. tania, 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, " 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." (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 

 oflf 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 



