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is a pelagic species found in most warm seas. On the Atlantic 

 coast it has been taken as far north as Cape Cod, but it has not 

 been recorded north of San Diego on the Pacific coast. 



66. Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus). 



TUNNY; TUNA. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1896, I, p. 870.) 

 Rather abundant about the Santa Barbara Islands. It is a 

 pelagic species found in all warm seas, and known northward on 

 our coast as far as San Francisco. It is the largest of the bony 

 fishes, reaching a weight of 1,500 pounds, though none of that 

 size have ever been recorded on our coast. In the Santa Barbara 

 Islands it is considered the king of game fishes, but it is unknown 

 to anglers elsewhere. It is known as the Tunny on the Atlantic 

 coast, and as the Tuna on our coast and in the Mediterranean. 



67. Germo alalunga (Gmelin). 



LONG-FINNED ALBACORE. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1896, I, p. 871, fig. 367.) 

 Abundant ; a pelagic species widely distributed in warm and 

 tropical seas, and found northward on our coast as far as San 

 Francisco (Jordan and Gilbert, 1881, p. 45). It is very abun- 

 dant about the Santa Barbara Islands, but is a food fish of little 

 value, as its flesh is coarse. 



68. Germo macropterus (Sehlegel). 



YELLOW-FIN xVLBACORE. 



Specimens have been in the last two years occasionally taken 

 off Avalon. It is common in southern Japan and is occasionally 

 taken about Hawaii. From Germo alalunga this species is known 

 by the citron yellow finlets, and by the high soft dorsal and anal. 

 ^ Jordan and Starks, 1906.) 



69. Sarda chilensis Cnvier and Valenciennes. 



BONITO. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1896, I, p. 872.) 

 Very abundant off Point Loma ; ranging from Chili to Puget 

 Sound. It is here recorded from the latter locality for the first 



