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above this, three bronze bands with green interspaces ; below it, a band 

 of crimson; these bands running forwards, and meeting on the snout: 

 dorsal fin bright vermillion, with a large blue spot ocellated with yellow 

 near its middle, a smaller dark-blue spot at base of last dorsal ray, and 

 another at base of caudal: anal red, with a yellowish streak: caudal 

 nearly plain : iris red. Length 1J inches. 



Professor Gill informs me that the name Pusa Scopoli was first applied 

 to a species of this most beautiful genus. If this be true, it has many 

 years' priority over Chcerojulis, Halichceres, etc. 



XIPHinXE. 

 Genus XIPHIAS Linn. 



34. Xiphias gladius L. — Sword-fish. 



/Heard from' off Cape Lookout by Dr. Yarrow. 



TRICHIUEID^E. 



Genus TEICHIUEUS Linn. 



35. Trichiurus lepturus L. 



Several seen by Cope and Yarrow: none by us. 



scoMBRnm 



Genus SABDA Cuvier. 



36. Sarda pelamys (L.) Cut. 



Taken off Shackleford Banks (Yarrow). Xot seen by us. 



Genus OECYXFS Cuvier. 



37. Orcynus thynnus (L.) Goode. — Bonito. 



(Orcynus sccundodorsalis Gill, 1. c.) 



Frequently heard of, but not seen by us. 



Genus CYBIUM Cuvier. 



33. Cybium maculatum (Mitch.) Cuv. — Spanish Mackerel. 



A highly valued food-fish, taken in great numbers in the fall, on the 

 banks. Xo extensive fishing is done in August, and we did not see this 

 species at Beaufort. A large one leaped on board our steamer in Albe- 

 marle Sound on our return northward. 



39. Cybium regale (Bloch) Cuv. 



One specimen seen by Dr. Yarrow. 



