PLATE 60 
PLATE III. 
SCOMBER TRACIIURUS. 
SCAD. 
* TIIORACICI. 
GENEKIC CHARACTER. 
Head compressed, smooth. Branchiostegeous membrane of seven 
rays. Body smooth. Lateral line carinated behind. Generally 
some spurious fins near the tail. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER 
ANO 
SYNONYMS. 
Dorsal spine recumbent, lateral line a series of spinous plates. 
Scomber Trachurus : spina dorsal! recumbente, linea lateral! lon- 
cata. Chiiel. Linn. Syst. p. 1335. sp. 6. 
Jmoen. Acad. 4. p. 249. 
Scomber linea lateral! squamis latis pinnata. 
Scad, Horse-Mackrell. Will. Icth. 290. Raii. syn. pise. 92. 
Scad. Penn. Br. Zool. p. 269. sp. 134. 
A specimen of this scarce fish was taken upon the western coast 
in tire month of June ; that which Mr. Pennant saw, was taken rn 
October. 
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