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131. Crevalle {Caranx crysos Mitchill). 



The Yellow Crevalle, also called Yellow Mackerel, Jurel, Runner and Hard-tail, is 

 found from Cape Cod to Brazil. It is generally abundant, and is a well-known food 

 fish, growing to the length of i foot or more. 



This is the Yellow Mackerel of Mitchill, who had specimens from the bay of 

 New York. 



DeKay describes it as the Yellow Caranx. He says it is also called Yellow 

 Mackerel. He refers to it as a very voracious animal; in the stomach of one he 

 found a fish more than half of its own size. He records it from New York waters 

 in greatest abundance in September and October, and says it is much esteemed. 



The Crevalle is taken in Gravesend Bay in September and October. A small 



school of the fish has been seen collected under a Sand Shark and following it 



■about. In October, 1898, specimens were caught in a pound near Clam Pond Cove. 



At Woods Hole, Mass., according to Dr. Smith, it arrives about July i, and is 

 most abundant in October. The largest fish are 15 inches long, and weigh 2 to 3 

 pounds. Young individuals, 2 to 2^^ inches long, are caught in Buzzards Bay in 

 summer. 



132. Threadfish {Alectis ciliaris Bloch). 



The Threadfish inhabits the tropical waters on both coasts, ranging northward 

 to Cape Cod and Mazatlan. It is generally common about the Florida coast and 

 Cuba, and in some localities is a food fish of some importance. 



This is the Hair-finned Dory of Mitchill and the Hair-finned Blepharis of Dr. 

 DeKay, who describes and figures the fish from an individual obtained in Long 

 Island Sound. DeKay remarks that this is the only one that has been observed. 



The fish is seen in Gravesend Bay occasionally in summer. A single individual 

 was caught in a pound at Islip August 18, 1898. 



At Woods Hole, Mass., it is recorded by Dr. Smith as usually not common, but 

 some years numerous, occurring from June 15 until November i, or later; it is 

 taken in traps, the specimens varying in length from 3 to 8 inches. 



133. Horsefish ; yioowfvsh. {Vomer sctipinnis W\'iz\{\\\). 



The Horsefish, or Moonfish, is found in tropical America on both coasts. It 

 strays northward in summer to Maine and Cape San Lucas. Southward it is found 

 to Brazil and Peru. The young stray north in the Gulf stream in summer. It is 

 recorded also from western Africa. 



In DeKay's New York Fauna it is described and figured under the name of the 

 Blunt-nosed Shiner. He regarded New York as probably the limit of its northern 



