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straight below middle of first dorsal fin where wide plates commence, 

 the highest slightly more than -J- height of body, they are most 

 strongly keeled over the free portion and base of tail ; caudal 

 peduncle strongly depressd. Scutes 54. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), dark brown on back, lighter and 

 with a yellowish tint below ; a black spot on operculum, tip of 

 dorsal fin and posterior edge of caudal black. 



One specimen, 193 mm. in length, from Durban. 



CARANX CILIARIS, Bl. 



Teeth, in villiform bands on jaws ; teeth on vomer, palatines, and 

 tongue. Depth of body about 1^- times in total length excluding 

 caudal, length of head about 3 times. Snout slightly longer than 

 diameter of eye, which is 3^ to 3^ times in length of head and about 

 equal to the interorbital width. Eyes without adipose lids; lower 

 jaw projects slightly beyond upper, maxillary reaches to vertical of 

 anterior third of eye ; greatest height of preorbital nearly equals 

 diameter of eye ; width of opercle nearly 4- its height ; profile of head 

 and snout rounded, with a swelling opposite the eyes causing a 

 slight concavity above and below them. 



Dorsal vi, i 19 ; spines of 1st dorsal rudimentary ; soft dorsal 

 commences at the most elevated point of the back, and has its first 

 5 or 6 rays very elongate and filamentary. Pectorals slightly longer 

 than head. Ventrals about -2- length of head, reaching to about 

 spines of anal. Anal ii, i 16 ; anterior soft rays elongate and fila- 

 mentary similar to those of soft dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. 

 Scales absent, except on lateral line which makes a bold curve 

 anteriorly becoming straight below about middle of soft dorsal ; 

 about 12-16 more or less distinct scutes. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), grey with a dark opercular spot, 

 anterior rays of dorsal and anal dark and with a black spot at their 

 base on dorsal fin. 



Three specimens, 142 mm., 138 mm., 126 mm. in length respec- 

 tively, from Durban Museum. 



CARANX HIPPOS, L. 



Teeth, in a villiform band in upper jaw, with an outer series of 

 stronger ones ; in a single series on lower jaw, and a canine on each 

 side of symphysis ; teeth on vomer, palatines, and tongue. Depth 

 of body 2f to 2f times in total length excluding caudal, length of 



