PISCES THORACICI. SCOMBER. 
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No. CLIII. 
Scomber corftore longo-lanceolato , squamis exiguis , non imbricatis; linea laterali undulata ; 
cauda lumdata. 
The Scomber with a long-lanceolate body; very small scales, contiguous, not imbricate; 
the lateral line undulating ; a crescent-shape tail. 
Called by the Natives Pedda Mottah. 
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B. vii. D. 7. 37. P. 18. V. 6. A. 26. C. 20. 
The body long-lanceolate, roundish, covered with very small orbicular scales, close together, not imbricate. 
The head oblong, depressed, without scales; the front hardly slopes, naked; the rostrum rounded. The 
mouth long, nearly straight; lips thin; jaws extractile, the under somewhat shorter. Teeth very small, 
numerous, a little curve. Tongue large, oblong, obtuse, scabrous, free. The palate wide and rough. The 
eyes high, nearer the rostrum than the opercula, moderate size, round. Nostrils double, contiguous, the 
anterior largest, oval, the other round. The branchial opercula with two laminae, semicircular, without scales; 
margin ciliate; the membrane covered, the aperture large. 
The trunk. The upper and lower part almost straight, or sloping very gradually; the sides and abdomen 
convex. The exterior branchiae pectinate, the others roughish, not tuberculate; the lateral line declines gra¬ 
dually, and undulates in a singular manner. 
The Jins. The first dorsal consists of nine short spines (sometimes seven) in a groove; the second of thirty- 
seven descending rays ; the pectoral nearly middle, shorter than the head, broad, acuminate at top; the ventral 
short; the anal single, of the shape of the dorsal, but shorter; the caudal fin lunulate. 
The colour of the head, trunk, and fins, almost black, except the throat, abdomen, and pectoral fins, which 
are cineritious. The caudal whitish at the points. 
Length, one foot five inches. 
No. CLIV. 
Scomber cauda falcata; rostro truncato; corpore sub-rhombeo, scabriusculo, alepidoto? linea 
laterali mutica; pinnis secundis dorsi anique falcatis. 
The Scomber with a falcate tail; a truncate rostrum; a rhomboid body, roughish, without 
scales ? a smooth lateral line; the second dorsal and anal fin falcate. 
Called by the Natives Mookalee Parah. 
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B. vii. D. 7. lT. P. 19. V. 6. A. 2*. E8. G. 22. 
The body somewhat of a rhomboid form, a little rough, but without apparent scales. 
The head large, compressed, roundish, naked; front declivous, carinate; rostrum short, truncate. Mouth 
small, oblique, round, situated rather low'; lips thick; jaws extractile, nearly equal, no teeth. Tongue large, 
ovate, smooth, tied. Palate broad, smooth. Eyes middle, very near the rostrum, moderate size, orbicular. 
Nostrils double, contiguous, the one next the orbit large, oval, the other small, round. The branchial opercula 
rounded, without scales, smooth; the membrane half exposed, the aperture wide, arched. 
