. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 11'6 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 102. ELOPS SAURUS Linnaeus. "Sea Pike"; "Horse Mackerel"; Big-eyed Herring; Ten-pounder. Elops saurus Linnaeus, Systema Naturse, ed. x, 518,1766; Carolina. Yarrow, 1877, 215; Beaufort. Jordan & Gilbert, 1879, 384; Beaufort. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 410, pi. Ixvii, fig. 178. Linton, 1905, 352; Beaufort. Diagnosis.—Form long, rather slender, cylindrical, the depth .16 to .20 total length; head conical, flattened above, its length contained to times in total length; upper jaw broad, maxil
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 11'6 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 102. ELOPS SAURUS Linnaeus. "Sea Pike"; "Horse Mackerel"; Big-eyed Herring; Ten-pounder. Elops saurus Linnaeus, Systema Naturse, ed. x, 518,1766; Carolina. Yarrow, 1877, 215; Beaufort. Jordan & Gilbert, 1879, 384; Beaufort. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 410, pi. Ixvii, fig. 178. Linton, 1905, 352; Beaufort. Diagnosis.—Form long, rather slender, cylindrical, the depth .16 to .20 total length; head conical, flattened above, its length contained to times in total length; upper jaw broad, maxillary extending far beyond eye; lower jaw included; eye .20 to .25 length of head; scales small, 115 to 120 in lateral series, 36 in transverse series, lateral line straight; dorsal rays 20 or 21; anal rays 13. Color: bright silvery, greenish on back; bronze reflections on head; dorsal and caudal light greenish brown, other fins tinged with pale yellow; all fins minutely- spotted with black, (^saurus, lizard.). Fig. 37. Big-eyed Herring. Elops saurus. The big-eyed herring is widely distributed in both Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and is found along the Atlantic coast as far north as Massachusetts. It occurs every year on the North Carolina coast, but is not common, at least at Beaufort, where Yarrow recorded the fish, noting the local name of "sea pike", and where Jordan and Gilbert reported it under the local name of "horse mack- erel". A length of 3 feet is attained, but the average is under 2 feet. The young are long and transparent, and undergo a metamorphosis like the eel before attaining the adult form. The species has no food value, the flesh being dry and bony. A specimen examined at Beaufort in August, 1901, had in its stom- ach 6 large shrimp (Pencus). Family ALBULIDiE. The Lady-fishes. This family includes a single genus and species of rather large-sized marine fishes, found in the warmer parts of all seas. The moderately long body is but slightl
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