Class IV. 



SCAD MACKREL. 



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low ; the tail was in form of a crescent ; and 

 measured two feet seven inches between tip and 

 tip. The skin on the back was smooth, very 

 thick, and black ; on the belly the scales were 

 visible ; the color of the sides and belly silvery, 

 tinged with caerulean and pale purple, near the 

 tail marbled with grey. 



They are known on the coast of Scotland by 

 the name of Mackrelsture : Mackrel, from be- 

 ing of that genus ; and sture, from the Danish, 

 sto?\ great. 



Sauro. Salvian. 79. 



Un Sou, Macreau bastard. 



Belon 186. 

 Trachurus. Rondel. 233. 

 Lacertus Bellonii. Gesner pise. 



467. 

 Museken, Stocker. Schone- 



velde, 75. 

 Scad, Horse-mack rell. Wil. 



lehth. 29O. Raii syn. pise. 



92. 

 Scomber linea laterali aculea- 



ta, pinna ani ossiculorum 



30. Arted. synon. 50. 

 Scomber Trachurus. Sc. pin- 



nis unitis, spina dorsali re- 



cumbente, linea laterali lo- 



ricata. Lin. sysL 4g4. Gtn. 



Lin. 1335. Gronov. Zooph. 



No. 308. 

 Le Maquereau batard. Block 



ichth. ii. 97. tab. 56. 

 Le Caranx Trachure. De la 



Cepede Hist, des Poissons. 



iii. 60. 



3. Scad. 



JL HAT which we examined was sixteen inches Descrip- 

 long; the nose sharp ; the eyes very large ; the TI0N ' 

 irides silvery ; the lower jaw a little longer than 

 the upper; the edges of the jaws were rough, 



