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Pectoral greenish-slaty inside, outside grayish-plumbeous basally^ 

 and marginally slaty, becoming quite dark on lower or posterior 

 edge. Ventral more or less chalky, especially inside, while outer 

 portions are brownish. Large schools of these fish, all running 

 about the same ,size were taken off here prior to this time during 

 the sum>mer. 



I only have this fish from the above locality, though I have 

 seen it at Cape May, Stone Harbor and Sea Isle City, where it is 

 abundant at times. It reaches a length of 2^ feet and will 

 weigh II or 12 pounds. As a food-fish it is fair, though not of 

 fine quality. It is an inhabitant of the open sea and is said to 

 approach the shores for food and to spawn. At Cape May i or 

 2 are taken on a line during each week of the season, though 

 they are active and difficult to capture. They run about 8 or 9 

 pounds and never occur in Delaware Bay. 



Pelamys sarda Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 812. 



Sarda sarda Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII, 1887, p. 138. — 

 Moore, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, p. 360.— Smith, Bull. U.. 

 S. F. Com., XII, 1892, p. 371. 



Genus Scomberomorus Lacepede. 



The Spanish Mackerels. 



Key to the species. 



a. Soft dorsal inserted in advance of anal. maculatus'- 



aa. Soft dorsal inserted over anal. regalis 



Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitcliill). 



Spanish Mackerel. Spaniard. Spotted Cybium. 



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Spanish Mackerel. Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill) 



