CATALOGUE OF VERTEBRATES. 715 



. macarellus, Cuv. & Val. Mackerel Scad. 



Silvery; leaden below; small spot on opercle; a few more 

 rays in dorsal and anal than in above. From Cape Cod south- 

 ward. Scarce. 



OARA.NX, Lac. 

 (Paratraotua. Traohurops. Carangus, &o.) 

 . crumenophthalmus, Bloch. Goggler. Big-eyed Scad. 



SmalL scales, with larger plates on lateral line, especially on 

 tail ; each plate armed with a spine ; preopercle serrate in young ; 

 small, uniform teeth present; body elongate, spindle shaped; 

 bluish olive above, silvery below ; opercular spot faint ; head 

 pointed; lower jaw projecting; a patch of teeth on tongue; 

 adipose eyelid; cheeks and breast scaly; lateral line nearly 

 straight, its plates weak and little carinated. Dorsal rays, VIII 

 —I, 26 ; anal rays, II— I, 22 ; scutes, 35. 



"The writer has never met with a species of this fish 

 accredited to our coast, or rather the coast of the whole Atlan- 

 tic."— [C. C. A.J 



I chrysus, Mitch, (hippos, pisquetus.) Hard-tail. Jural. Crevall6. 

 Yellow Caranx. 



Body ovate, nearly fusiform ; greenish olive above, golden 

 yellow below ; a black blotch on opercle ; teeth comparatively 

 large, one series in lower, two in upper jaw ; top of head naked, 

 with mucous pores; scutes developed whole length of lateral 

 line. Dorsal rays, VIII — I, 24; anal rays, II — I, 19; scutes, 

 50 ; length, 12 inches. 



"Paratractus hippos. 



" Not uncommon during the summer along our coast," 



The following remark probably refers to a variety of preced- 

 ing species : 



"Carangus ehrysos. Yellow Caranx. 



" This species is not an abundant one on our coast, although 

 more so during some seasons than others." — [C. C. A.] 



arablyrhynohus, Cuv. & Val. (falcatus.) 



Greenish above, with blue reflections ; sides and belly golden 

 or silvery ; tail fin yellow ; body ovate, deeper than preceding ; 

 mouth very small and oblique ; eye large ; lateral scutes strong ; 

 teeth strong, in one series ; cheeks naked ; lateral line strongly 

 arched ; scaly sheaths of dorsal and anal well developed ; pec- 



