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ACTINOPTERYGII. 
Genus SERIOLA, Cuvier. 
[Regne Animal, vol. ii. 1817, p. 315.] 
As Caran.v, but pectoral fins relatively small, anal shorter th‘ in 
posterior dorsal, and no- enlarged or thickened scales along lid 01 a 
line. 
Existing species in nearly all temperate and tropical seas. 
Seriola prisca (Agassiz). 
1796. Scomber pelagicus, G. S. Volta, Ittiolit. Veronese, p. lxxiv. pi- x ' l ’ 
( errors ). 
1706. Corypheena, G. S. Volta, ibid. pi. lxviii. ( errors ). 
1818. Scomber pelagicus ?, II. D. de Blainville, Nouv. Diet, d 1 
Nat. vol. xxvii. p. 346. 
1835. Licit ia prisca, L. Agassiz, Neues Jahrb. p. 292 (name only). ^ 
1834-44. Liehia prisca, L. Agassiz, Poiss. Foss. vol. v. pt. i- P- ’ ’ 
pis. xi., xi a. 
1854. Seriola prisca, J. J. Ileekel, Sitzungsb. k. Akad. V iss-i n ' a * *’ 
naturw. Cl. vol. xi. p. 136. 
1876. Liehia prisca, F. Bassaui, Atti Soc. Veneto-Trent. feci. Na 
vol. iii. p. 184. 
J'ype. Nearly complete fish ; Palaeontological Museum, Munich. 
A species attaining a length of about 0-4. Length of head With 
opercular apparatus equalling maximum depth of trunk and some 
what less than one third the total length of the fish to the base o 
the caudal fin. Anterior dorsal fin with 8 spines, tho second to 
fourth about as long as the longest articulated dorsal rays ; posterior 
dorsal with one short spine and about 30 articulated rays; ana 
fin with about 20 articulated rays 7 directly opposed to the hindc 
two thirds of the posterior dorsal. Scales very small. 
Form, cj- Loc. Upper Eocene : Monte Bolca, near Verona. 
P. 1983, P. 4140. Fine large specimen, in counterpart. 
Egerton cj- Enniskillen Colls. 
P. 9448. More imperfect smaller specimen. Purchased. 
21409. Fine specimen 0-28 in length, the head a little elongat‘d 
by crushing. Purchased, 18 < ■ 
P. 1983 a. Fish about 0-25 in length, slightly deepened by crushing- 
Egerton CoU. 
21428. Fragmentary large specimen, in counterpart. 
Purchased, 184/. 
Purchased. 
P. S449-50. Two small specimens, in counterpart. 
