392 GAME FISH OF NORTH AMERICA. 



Cno ; black spotted Spanish mackerel ; kingfish. — CyUum regale, Cavier. 

 Range extends to Florida. 



Albicorb ; American tnnny ; horse mackerel. — Orcynus secundi-d&rsalit. Gill 



Range extends to Florida. 



[See descriptions of all the above in Eastern Coast Hshes.] 



Jackfish. — P arair actus pUquetus. — Holbrook. 



Head elive brown, body bluish slate color ; sides yeUow ; 

 belly white; a yellow band from the opercle to the tail, which is 

 widely forked; fins bluish yellow. Length two feet four inches. 

 Lives in deep water and is taken with bait and line at all seasons 

 of the year, but is never abundant. It is more properly a caranx. 



Banded Mackerel. — Halatractus zanatus. 



Body pale bluish slate color, marked by vertical dusky bands. 

 A yellow horizontal band extends from the opercle to the tail, and 

 a second band of same color, less distinct, is often found below it ; 

 fins yellovrish ; tail deeply forked. It ranges from Massachusetts 

 to Florida. 



Greeh Macicerel. — Ckl^>rosanHbrus chrysurus. 



Upper half of body palest green ; lower half silvery, iridescent, 

 with purple reflections, fins yellow ; tail widely forked with a black 

 spot at the base. Seen along the coast during July and August • 

 feeds on small fish. 



CARANGID^. 



CavauJ or Ceevalle. — Caran^us hippos. Gill. 



This fish very much resembles the pompano, belongs to the 

 same family, and is often confounded with it, even by naturalists, 

 but its habits are very different. The cavalli has a more pointed 

 head and snout, with moderately large conical and pointed teeth. 

 The mouth is larger than in the pompano, the body not as deep 

 in proportion to the length, the eye is larger, it has two dorsal 

 fins, and at the junction of the tail with the body it is smaller than 

 the pompano. The principal structural differences are these : In 



