SCRIBBLED MACKAREL. 
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col peculiarity of this species is in its 
L generally a brilliant blue, deeper on the head 
‘ back; along the sides, below the lateral line, light pink, 
^ 1 C separates the blue above from the white belly. The 
scrTbl Proceeding downward from the back were minutely 
Hr ' k ^%^^ggc<i> and more numerous than in the Common 
ac arel, in the proportion of three to one; added to which 
coj^*^ alternate deeper and lighter bands of the general 
0 our thrown over the whole. In one specimen these alternate 
s were not perceptible, but along the top of the head to 
e snout there were strongly-marked reticulated lines on a 
‘g t ground, all of which were separated from the cheeks by 
a Well-defined, although somewhat irregular border of black or 
^cep blue The lines of colour on the back, which at their 
cginning did not e.\ceed in thickness a piece of whipcord, in 
passing below the lateral line towards the belly became still 
la er, and separated into two or three branches in a level 
t the pectoral fin. The ventral and anal fins and finlets 
^ e ow were of a pale pink colour. In one example the 
separated^ terminations of the zigzag lines on the side appeared 
>ke waving circles, or half circles, with spots. The first 
01 sal fin had eleven rays, pectoral twenty-one, and the ventral 
There was no air-bladder; and on the 15th. of May the 
far advanced. 
