108 TliLEUBTiSi : AUAlNinurirjivi. aa. 



cc. Pectoral fins short, not falcate. 



». Maxillary without supplemental bone; anal similar to soft dorsal; 



its base much longer than abdomen ; tail unarmed. ( TracUnotitm.) 



J. Forehead convex; teeth small, lost with a^e; membrane of spinous 



dorsal disappearing with age. . . . . . TBACHiHOTna, 139. 



ii. Maxillary with supplemental bone ; A. shorter than soft D., its base 

 not longer than abdomen. (Seriolirm.) ^ 



k. D. and A. without finlets. 



h Membrane of D. spines disappearing with age. 



Nacceates, 140. 



II. Membrane of D. spines persistent Sekiola, 141. 



Ick. D. and A. each followed by a two-rayed finlet. Elagatis, 142. 



131. OLIGOPLITES Gill, {ohlyos, small ; orrXirris, armed.) 



273. O. saurus (Bloch & Schneider). Leather-Jacket. 

 Runner. Bluish, silvery below ; fins yellow. Body lanceolate ; 

 fins low. Head 5; depth 4. D. V-1, 20. A. II- 1, 20. L. 18. 

 Warm seas ; rarely N. {a-avpos, old name of some fish that skips 

 like a lizard.) 



132. DECAPTERUS Bleeker. (Slra, ten ; wrfpov, fin.) 

 u.. Scutes about 40 ; teeth present. 



274. D. punctatus (Agassiz). Scad. Cigar-fish. Round 

 Robin. Bluish ; a dark opercular spot ; about twelve small black 

 spots on lateral line anteriorly. Head 4J ; depth 5. D. VHI-l, 

 30-1. A. 11,-1, 24-1. L. 12. W. I., etc. ; occasional N. ; com- 

 mon S. (Lat., dotted.) 



ao. Scutes about 25 ; teeth obsolete. 



275. D. maoarellus (Cuv. & Val.). Lateral line unspotted; 

 D. soft rays 33. A. 27 ; depth 5|. W. I., rarely N. 



133. TRACHURXJS Rafinesque. (rpaxovpos, ancient name, from 

 Tpaxvs, rough ; ovpd, tail.) 



276. T. trachurus (L.). Horse-mackerel. Saurel. Scutes 

 all large, about 72 (35 -(-37) in number; depth about 4. D. 

 VIII- 1, 29. A. II- 1, 28. L. 12. S. Europe, etc., occasional 

 on our coast. {Eu.) 



134. TRACHTJROPS Gill. ( Trachurus ; oi^, appearance.) 



277. T. crumenophthalmuB (Bloch). Big-eyed Scad. Chi- 

 CHARRO. GoGGLER. Eye Very large, 3 in head, with very large 

 adipose eyelid; scutes 40. Head 3J; depth 3^. D. VIH-l, 26. 

 A. 11-1,22. L. 12. Warm seas. N. to Cape Cod. (Lat., 

 crumena, purse ; 66^aS.ix6s, eye.) 



135. CARANX Lacepfede. (A corruption of the Portuguese 

 Acarauna, French Carangue.) 



a. Teeth in jaws in few series, unequal, those above enlarged, those below 

 uniserial; teeth on vomer, palatines snd tongue; soft dorsal and anal 

 falcate in front ; maxillary broad. ( Caranx.) 



