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DOTTED MACKAREL. 
Scomber punetatus, Natural Histort Socieiy op Penzance. 
Eoporfc for the year 1849, p. 353. 
“ “Zoologist” for 1849, No. 76. 
" Sir John Kiohardson; Supplement to 
Yarrell’s British Pishes, p. 12. 
"I? published account of this fish is contained in the 
^ cport of the Natural History Society of Penzance,” as 
oted above, and Avhich was copied into the “Zoologist;” and 
sliall^h'*"^ to it has since come to my knowledge, I 
est serve the cause of science by extracting from that 
ccount its most material portion. Our figure is from the 
^ibinal drawing, as taken when the fish Avas fresh from its 
native element. 
naught in a scan at Looe, in Cornwall, July 6th., 
3 and I owe the possession of it to the kindness of my 
friend Mr. Clement Jackson, of that place. The length 
fifteen inches and a half, and the general proportions were 
nse of the Common Mackarel, but the jaws Avere more 
^ecidedly of equal length. The more minute differences will 
tV the conclusion of this description. The first 
^'^^nh attracted attention, in comparison with a Common 
_ ackarel Avhich lay beside it, were the scales, Avhich covered 
- ^ ^'^rface of the sides and belly, where none at all appear 
c common species. These scales were conspicuous, and 
Ppeared to be marked out by the crossing of minute lines 
if transversely, and their rounded edges appeared as 
iiected forward. There was no corslet, but above the 
P ctoial fin there was some appearance of it in a line of denser 
^ a es, which vanished under the pectoral fin. The first and 
cond dorsal fins were three inches apart, and the posterior 
§6 of the former was more e.xtended backward, and the 
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