440 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [£4] 



64. Olig-oplites occidentalis (L.) Gill. Yellow Jacket; 



Yellow Tail. 

 Both coasts of Central America ( Jor. & Gilb.) ; Pacific 

 ocean north to Lower California (Jor. & Gilb.) ; West 

 Indies ; Gulf of Mexico ; Atlantic coast of the United 

 States north to Cape Cod. 



5962. Garden Key, Florida. Whitehurst & Baker. 



65. Elagatis pmuulat; us Poey. Runner. 



West Indies ; Southern Florida. This is, apparently, 

 a rare species. 

 4609. Florida. Gustavus Wiirdernann. 



CORYPEUENID^. 



66. Coryphaena punctuiata (0. & V.) Gthr. Small Dol 



phin. 



Pelagic ; common in the Gulf of Mexico and not rare 

 on the Atlantic coast of the Southern United States. 



Until it is determined whether or not we have two dol- 

 phins on our east coast the above name may as well 

 be used as any other. 



30148. Pensacola, Florida. Silas Stearns. 



STROMATEDXE. 



67. Stroniateus paru LinnC. Harvest Fish. 



New Jersey to South America; abundant southward. 



This is a small but valued food-fish, which finds its way 



in moderate numbers even to Washington market. 



12871. Fernandina, Florida. L. W. Ledyard. 



NOMEID.E. 



68. Womeias groiiOTii (Gmel.) Gthr. 



Tropical Atlantic, north to Florida. 



This beautiful species is occasionally sent from Pensacola 

 by Mr. Stearns. Young examples, about 25 milli- 

 meters in length, were obtained. 



3425. Garden Key, Florida. 



SOLENIME 



69. Pareques acuminatum (Schn.) Gill. Carrub (Bermudas). 



Bermudas; West Indies; Brazil; Gulf of Mexico. 

 This is a species of small size, and is not valued for 

 food. 

 26575. Key West 3 Florida. Silas Stearns. 



