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363. Xiphias gladius Linnaeus. 

 Sword-fish. 



Pelagic. 



Atlantic Ocean, and on both its sides: Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland Banks: 

 occurs also in the Pacific Ocean, and in the Mediterranean; and according to Goode 

 (1888) enters the Baltic: otherwise distributed in many seas, being, bs it said, "of 

 nearly world-wide distribution" and "occurring occasionally on the coasts of Great 

 Britain and Ireland" (Boulenger, 1910); and also occurring at the South Sea Islands 

 (Giinther, 188 D); yet according to Jordan (1935) "rare off the California coast " and 

 " scarcely known in Japan." 



364. Naucrates ductor Linnseus. 

 Pilot-fish. 



Pelagic. . 



"Known in all tropical and temperate seas" (Giinther, 1880): "occasionally appears on our 

 [British] coasts, accompanying . large sharks and ships" (Boulenger, 1910): "our 

 specimen was brought to the Museum [at Halifax] for identification — it must have 

 been caught near our harbour " — (Honeyman, 1886): "occasional on our Atlantic coast 

 from Cape Cod to the West Indies" (Jordan and Evermann). 



365. Seriolo zonata Mitchill. 

 Rudderfish: Banded Seriole. 

 Marine. 



A specimen "was caught on the banks south of Devil*§ Island" off Nova Scotia (Honey- 

 man, 1886): ranges ordinarily from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. 



366. Decapterus macarellus Cuvier and Valenciennes. 

 Mackerel Shad. 



Marine. 



Chedabucto Bay, Canso, Nova Scotia:* "warm parts of the Atlantic, straying northward 

 to Cape Cod; scarce on our coast" (Jordan and Evermann). 



367. Trachurops crumenophthalmus Bloch. 

 Goggler. 



Marine. 



Recorded from Canso, Nova Scotia:f ordinarily ranges on the Atlantic and PacificJ coasts 

 of tropical America, extending occasionally northward to Cape Cod: abundant at the 

 West Indies, the Bermudas, the Hawaiian Islands, and on the west coast of Mexico: 

 occurs besides in most tropical seas, and on the coast of Africa: "in the Indian Ocean, 

 the Red Sea, and off the coast of Guinea" (Goode, 1888, as Caranx crumenophthalmus) . 



*"Two specimens of this species were caught in the Chedabucto Bay trap-nets. They were wholly unfamiliar 

 to the fishermen, and aie apparently rarely seen at Canso.'' Cornish. 



■(■"Two specimens were taken in the trap-nets by local fishermen, to whom the fish was unknown before. The 

 specimens were found to differ from the description of Drs. Jordan and Evermann in two respects — there are no 

 scales on the cheeks, and along the side, a bright golden yellow band passes longitudinally below the lateral line 

 anteriorly; but about midway it crosses and then passes back above the lateral line." Cornish. Mr. Comish queries 

 the species. 



J"We are unable to see any difference between the Pacific Coast form Trachurus brachychirus, Gill, and the 

 ordinary crumenophthalmus." Jordan and Evermann. 



