. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF FISHES. 205 177. OABANX HIPPOS (Linnaeus). "Olbacore"; "Albacore";"Horse Mackerel"; Orevall^; Oavally; Horse OrevallS (); Jack; JackOrevallS () Scomber hippos Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. xii, 494, 1766; Charleston, S. C. Carangus hippos, Yarrow, 1877, 208: Beaufort. Caranx hippos, Jordan, 1886, 27; Beaufort. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 920, pi. cxli, fig. 387. Linton, 1905, 365; Beaufort. Diagnosis.—^Depth .4 length; head large and deep, 28 length of body, anterior profile strongly curved
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF FISHES. 205 177. OABANX HIPPOS (Linnaeus). "Olbacore"; "Albacore";"Horse Mackerel"; Orevall^; Oavally; Horse OrevallS (); Jack; JackOrevallS () Scomber hippos Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. xii, 494, 1766; Charleston, S. C. Carangus hippos, Yarrow, 1877, 208: Beaufort. Caranx hippos, Jordan, 1886, 27; Beaufort. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 920, pi. cxli, fig. 387. Linton, 1905, 365; Beaufort. Diagnosis.—^Depth .4 length; head large and deep, 28 length of body, anterior profile strongly curved; mouth large, lower jaw prominent, maxillary extending to or beyond posterior border of eye; two canine teeth in front of lower jaw; eye .2 length of head; gill-rakers long and stout, 15 on lower arm of first arch; plates on lateral line 30; dorsal rays viii + i,20; anal rays 11 + 1,17; pectorals slightly longer than head. Color: olive green above, golden on sides and abdomen; a large black opercular blotch; axil of pectorals with a black blotch; margin of soft dorsal black, (hippos, horse.). Fig. 83. Cavally. Caranx hippos. This species of cavally is found on both coasts of America, and occurs regularly on the eastern seaboard of the United States as far north as Massachu- setts. On the North Carolina coast it is the commonest species of the genus. At Beaufort, where the general name for the cavallies is "albacore" or "olbacore", these fishes were formerly caught in considerable quantities in spring, but are not now abundant; occasionally a shipment of 25 to 30 boxes is made. The local opinion is that the fish has a thick skin and tough flesh, and does not have high rank as a food fish; although at Key West, Florida, and at other places it has some commercial importance. Its weight is usually under 5 pounds, but often reaches 10 or 12 pounds and }'- 20 pounds. I^awson's note on the cavallies doubtless applies primarilj" to this species:
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