5Q2 MOTTLED MACKREL. 



between the first and second dorsal fin five or six 

 distinct spines : tail deeply forked ; and on each side 

 the base furnished with a projecting lamina : finlets 

 eight above and seven below : native of the Indian 

 seas : esteemed as a food by the Europeans, 

 especially when not exceeding the length of about 

 eighteen inches or two feet. Described by Dr. P. 

 Russel. 



MOTTLED MACKREL. 



Scomber Maculosus. S. supra coeruleo-virescens, maculis 

 numerosis subalternis transversis elongatis nigris. 



Mackrel of a blue-green colour above, with numerous, sub- 

 alternate, transverse, elongated black spots. 



Konam. Russel. Ind. pi. 135. 



Shape similar to that of the common Mackrel : 

 length two feet eight inches : colour on the upper 

 parts changeable greenish-blue, variegated by nu- 

 merous transverse, alternate, short, blackish bars 

 or spots : first dorsal fin rather shallow, sinking in 

 the middle, and extending almost to the commence- 

 ment of the second : tail much forked, and furnished 

 with a slightly projecting lamina on each side the 

 base: finlets ten above and twelve below. Na- 

 tive of the Indian seas. Described by Dr. Russel. 



