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head 3 to nearly 3 times. Snout li to 1^ times diameter of eye, 

 which is about 4 to 4| times in length of head and slightly less than 

 interorbital width. Eye with a broad posterior adipose lid ; greatest 

 width of head about ^ its length, its height nearly equals its length ; 

 lower jaw rather longer than upper, maxillary reaches to vertical of 

 posterior third of eye ; greatest depth of preorbital i to -J diameter 

 of eye. 



Dorsal vii, i 20 ; 3rd spine longest, nearly -f length of head and 

 about ^ height of body ; soft rays about -| height of body. Pectorals 

 li times length of head. Ventrals nearly -| length of head. Anal 

 ii, i 17 ; similar to and a little lower than soft dorsal. Caudal deeply 

 forked, about as long as the head. Breast scaly. Lateral line 

 strongly bent, the width of the curve being about If times in the 

 straight portion, the latter begins in the vertical of 2nd or 3rd dorsal 

 ray ; scutes 32-33 well developed and distinct along the straight 

 portion of the lateral line, the keeled plates being largest below last 

 portion of dorsal fin. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), brownish above, yellowish below; 

 a small black spot on opercle just before commencement of lateral 

 line, top of second dorsal black, anal with a grey tinge, posterior 

 border of lobed caudal with a black edge. 



Two specimens, one 268 mm. in length from Mr. Eomer Eobinson, 

 Natal, the other 187 mm. in length procured in Durban market. 



CAEANX CARANGUS, Bl. 



(King-fish.) 



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

 enlarged ones ; in a single series in the lower jaw some of the 

 teeth in which are longer than the others ; a pair of canines at 

 symphysis of lower jaw ; teeth on vomer, palatines, and tongue. 

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

 length of head 3f to 3^ times. Snout 1-J to 1J times diameter of 

 eye, which equals interorbital width and is 4 times in length of head. 

 Eye with a narrow posterior adipose lid ; greatest width of head 

 nearly f its length, greatest height about equal to or a little greater 

 than its length ; lower jaw a little longer than upper, maxillary 

 reaches to vertical of middle of eye ; greatest depth of preorbital 

 nearly equals diameter of eye. 



Dorsal viii, i 22 ; 3rd spine longest, about f length of head and 

 about ^ height of body; longest soft rays about length of head. 

 Pectorals 1^- to 1^ times length of head. Ventrals about ^ length of 



