. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 74. SCOMBRID^â8ATIDA. 427 4?8. S. caballO (Cuv. & Vul.) J. & Q.âSierra. Sides of body with indistinct darker yellowish spots; adult immacu- late; Pj'inons dorsal without black blotch anteriorly. Eyo large. M(Mitli large, maxillary reaching to below eye. Lateral lino descend- in;? abruptly below the second dorsal. Teeth triangidar, strongly com- pressed, ;d)out .30-25. Tectoral scaly at base only. D. XIV-1,15-VIII; A. 11, 1«'>-VIII. (Poey.) Warm pnrts of the Atlantic; occasional on our coast; reaches a weight o
. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 74. SCOMBRID^â8ATIDA. 427 4?8. S. caballO (Cuv. & Vul.) J. & Q.âSierra. Sides of body with indistinct darker yellowish spots; adult immacu- late; Pj'inons dorsal without black blotch anteriorly. Eyo large. M(Mitli large, maxillary reaching to below eye. Lateral lino descend- in;? abruptly below the second dorsal. Teeth triangidar, strongly com- pressed, ;d)out .30-25. Tectoral scaly at base only. D. XIV-1,15-VIII; A. 11, 1«'>-VIII. (Poey.) Warm pnrts of the Atlantic; occasional on our coast; reaches a weight of 100 pounds. (dibiiim (ubaila Cnv. «& Val. viii, IHHI, 187: Cijhium cahaUa OHnther, ii, ^3: Cybium 0Mculatum C. & V. viii, 191 : Cybium caballa Poey, Proe. U. S. Nat. Miis. 1878, 4.) 910.âSARDA Cuvicr. Bonitos. (Pelamya Cuv. & Val. 1831, precccupied iu Horpetology.) (Cuvicr, Ri'^gne Auim. od. 2d, ii, 1829: tyjie Scomber pelamya Brilnnich=-5comJer aarda Bloch.) Body rather elongate, covered with small scales, those of the pectoral region forming a corselet. Caudal peduncle slender, strongly keeled. Head large, pointed, compressed. Mouth large. Teeth in the jaws ratber strong, conical, slightly compressed; similar teeth on the pala- tines, but none on the vomer; maxillary not concealed by preorbital. Gill rakers long and strong. First dorsal long and rather low, of 18-23 ratber stout si)ines, which are gradually shortened behind; iuterval between the last spine and the second dorsal short; second dorsal small, followed by 8-9 fiulets; anal fin similar, usually with one less finlet; paired tins small; pectorals placed below the level of the pupil. No air bladder. Pyloric ccBca very numerous, dendritical. Vertebrae nor- mal. Fishes of rather large size, with metallic coloration. (Latin, mrda; Greek, adpoa, the anr'ipnt name of the typical species, also known as Amia, Pelamys, etc.; so called from its being taken in the neighbor- hood of the island of Sardinia;
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