MACKREL. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Body oblong and smooth. 
Gill membrane seven-rayed. 
Several small tins towards the tail. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Scomber Scomber. S. caeruleus, lineis numerosis transversis 
nigriSj abdomine argenteo, pinnulis supra 
infraque quinque. 
Blue mackrel, with numerous transverse 
black lines, silvery abdomen, and five 
finlets above and below. Shaw Gen. 
Zool. 4. p. 577. pi. 84. 
Scomber. Pinnulis quinque. Linn. Syst. 
Nat. Gmel. 1 . p. 1328. Bloch, 2. p.88. 
no. 1 . pi. 54. 
Common Mackrel. Will. Ichth. p. 181. Penn. Brit. Zool. 3. 
p. 264. no. 132. pi. 51. 
Among the numerous inhabitants of the ocean, 
there is not one that exceeds the mackrel in the 
brilliancy of its colours, or the elegance of its shape. 
The fine deep blue upon the back, crossed by 
many black streaks, and accompanied by a tinge 
