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ACTINOPTERYGII. 
Genus SERIOLA^ Cuvier. 
[Regne Animal, vol. ii. 1817, p. 315.] 
As Caranx^ but pectoral fins relatively small, anal shorter than 
posterior dorsal, and no enlarged or thickened scales along lateral 
line. 
Existing species in nearly all temperate and tropical seas. 
Seriola prisca (Agassiz). 
1796. Scomber jyelagicus, G. S, Volta, Ittiolit. Veronese, p. Ixxiv, pi. xvi. 
{err ore). 
1796. Coryplicena^ G. S. Volta, ibid. pi. Ixviii. {errore). 
1818. Scomber 2 ^elagicus?, H. D. de Blainville, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. 
Nat. vol. xxvii. p. 346. 
1835. Lichia prisca, L. Agassiz, Neues Jahrb. p. 292 (name only). 
1834-44. Lichia prisca, L. Agassiz, Poiss. Foss. vol. v. pt. i. p. 34, 
pis. xi., xi a. 
1854. Seriola prisca, J. J. Heckel, Sitzungsh. k. Akad. Wiss., math.- 
naturw. Cl. vol. xi. p. 136. 
1876. Lichia prisca, E, Bassani, Atti Soc. Veneto-Trent. Sci. Nat. 
vol. iii. p. 184. 
Type. Nearly complete fish; Palaeontological Museum, Munich. 
A species attaining a length of about 0*4. Length of head with 
opercular apparatus equalling maximum depth of trunk and some¬ 
what less than one third the total length of the fish to the base of 
the caudal fin. Anterior dorsal fin with 8 spines, the second to 
fourth about as long as the longest articulated dorsal rays; posterior 
dorsal with one short spine and about 30 articulated rays ; anal 
fin with about 20 articulated rays, directly opposed to the hinder 
two thirds of the posterior dorsal. Scales very small. 
Form. Log. Upper Eocene : Monte Bolca, near Verona. 
P. 1983, P. 4140. Eine large specimen, in counterpart. 
Egerton EnnisTcillen Colls. 
P. 9448. More imperfect smaller specimen. Purchased. 
21409. Eine specimen 0*28 in length, the head a little elongated 
by crushing. Purchased, 1847. 
P. 1983 a. Eish about 0'25 in length, slightly deepened by crushing. 
Egerton Coll. 
21428. Fragmentary large specimen, in counterpart. 
Purchased, 1847. 
P. 9449-50. Two small specimens, in counterpart. Purchased. 
