446 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Habitat . — Tropical seas ; north to Key West. 
Etymology : Solander, au early explorer. 
This species is occasionally found about the Florida Keys, and is called 
by the fishermen of that region Wahoo , by the Cubans Peto. It reaches 
a length of 6 feet and a weight of over 50 pounds. 
RECAPITULATION. 
The following is a list of Scombrince recognized by us as occurring in 
the waters of America and Europe. The distribution, in general, of 
each species is indicated by the use of the following letters : 
E. Europe. 
I. Islands of Eastern Atlantic. 
N. North Atlantic Coast, north of Cape Hatteras. 
S. South Atlantic and Gulf Coast. 
W. West Indies and Brazil. 
C. Southern California. 
P. Pacific Coast of Tropical America. 
V. Pacific Coast of S uth America. 
Family SCOMBRIDiE.— Subfamily SCOMBRINiE. 
1. Scomber Linnaeus. 
1. Scomber scombrus (Linnaeus) E. N. (C.?) 
2. Scomber colias (Gmelin) I. N. C. P. 
2. Auxis Cuvier. 
3. Auxis thazard (Lac6pede) S. W. I. N. 
3. Orcynopsis Gill. 
4. Orcynopsis unicolor (Geoffroy), E. 
4. Gymnosarda Gill. 
5. Gymnosarda pelamis (Linnaeus) W. N. E. 
6. Gymnosarda alletterata (Rafinesqne) N. E. W. 
5. Albacora Jordan. 
$ Germo Jordan. 
7. Albacora alalonga (Gmelin) C. E. V. W. N. 
§ Albacora. 
8. Albacora thynnus (Linnaeus) N. E. W. 
6. Sarda Cuvier. 
9. Sarda sarda (Bloch) N. E. 
10. Sarda chilensis (Cuv. & Yal.) C. Y. 
7. Scomberomorus Lacepede. 
11. Scomberomorus concolor (Lockington) C. 
12. Scomberomorus maculatus (Cuvier) N. S. C. W. P, 
13. Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch) W. S. N. 
14. Sc mberomorus cavalla (Cuvier) S. W. N. E. 
8. Acanthocybium Gill. 
15. Acanthocybium solandri (Cuv. & Yal.) S. W. E. 
