no 



SILVER STROMAT. 



cellent for the table, those which are largest being 

 generally preferred : the bones are said to be of a 

 soft or nearly cartilaginous nature, and the ribs but 

 few in number: the residents in India use this fish 

 both in its fresh and salted state, prepared in 

 various ways : the native name is Pampel. 



SILVER STROMAT. 



Stromateus Argenteus. S. argentcus caudcz lobis cequalibvs. 

 Silvery Stromat, with the lobes of the tail equal. 

 Stromateus argenteus. S. partibus ut risque pinnce caudce cequali* 

 bus. Block. \2.p. 83. t. 421. 



Of the same general form with the preceding, 

 but with rather shorter fins and tail, the lobes of 

 the latter being both of equal length : the mouth is 

 situated considerably beneath the muzzle, which is 

 thick and round, the colour of the whole animal is 

 bright silver, with a blueish or duskjr tinge on the 

 back and fins : the scales are small, thin, and easily 

 deciduous. It is a native of the same seas with the 

 preceding, and is in equal estimation as an article 

 of food . 



