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1. Genu* SCOHBEK, Artedi. 



Branchiostegals seven ; pseudobranchise. Body rather elongate 

 and compressed. Eyes with adipose lids. Cleft of mouth deep. 

 Small deciduous teeth in the jaws ; and in some cases on the vomer 

 and palatine bones. Two dorsal fius, the first spinous and sepa- 

 rated by an interspace from the seoond, behind which and also 

 behind the anal are five or six finlets ; the spines in the first dorsal 

 less numerous than the rays in the second or in the anal. Ventrals 

 thoracic. Two slight keels on either side of the root of the caudal 

 fin. Scales smalL Air-bladder, when present, simple. Pyloric 

 appendages numerous. 



Gewjrapliical Distributee)*. All temperate and tropical seas. This 

 genus contains the mackerels. 



Synopgis of India* Specie*. 



A. No teeth on palate. 



Height of body 4 to 4 f in total length . 1. 8. mienlepidotu*, p. 203. 

 Height of body 3f in total length .... 2, &. frod^wwc, p. XML 



B. Teeth in palate; L eight of body 7 in 



total length .......................... 3. 8.jaw*aba. p. 205. 



973. (1.) Scomber microlepidotoB. (Fig. 71.) 



Scomber mkrolepidotus, Riifpell, X. 71 '., Jwdkc, p. 88, 1 xi, fig. 2 ; 

 Day, Fish. India, p. 2-50, pL liv, figs. 3 (young), 4 ^inomaturej, & 5 

 (adult ), Suppl. p. 790 (see Bynon.). 



Arabic ; Karna-Tdta or JuBtnuow^-AitSttten, Tarn, : KanaqtarttL, 

 TeL; Ila, MaL ; Sffa-coHyree, " Large head," Hugh; Zoo/r-too-rfaA, 

 Andam, 



D. 8-10 | 1/11+v-Ti. A.l/11-j-T-^i. LllSOto 150. Ua-.10/28. 



Length of head 3| to 4|, height of body 4 to 4\ in the total 

 length. Eye* with a broad anterior and posterior adipose lid ex- 

 tending ^ across the eye ; diameter 4 to 4| in length of head, 1 to 



Fig. 71 . Scomber microlepidotvs. 



1 1 diam. from end of snout and also apart. Interorbital space 

 flat. Teeth none on vomer or palate, ffaf dorsal spines weak 

 and receivable into a groove, 2nd to 8th subequal and about 



