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head. Anal ii, i 18; similar to soft dorsal but lower. Caudal deeply 

 forked, a little longer than head. Breast naked. Lateral line 

 strongly bent, the width of arch If to 1-J- times in length of straight 

 portion which latter begins below 6th ray of dorsal. Scutes 35-36, 

 well developed and distinct on straight portion of lateral line, the 

 keeled plates being largest below end of dorsal fin. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), greyish ; no opercular spot. 



Three specimens, one 222 mm. in length from Durban Museum ; 

 the others, 239 mm., 160 mm. in length respectively, from Mr. 

 Eomer Eobinson, Natal. 



CARANX CHRYSOPHEYOIDES, Bleek. 



Teeth, in narrow villiform bands on both jaws ; teeth on vomer, 

 palatines, and tongue. Depth of body neai'ly twice in total length 

 excluding caudal, length of head a little less than 3 times. Snout 

 1^ times diameter of eye, which is 4J- times in length of head and 

 1^ times in interorbital width ; occipital crest well developed, snout 

 bluntly obtuse, maxillary reaches to vertical of anterior third of 

 eye ; depth of preorbital 1 T 3 ^ times diameter of eye and partly 

 concealing maxillary bone ; height of head equals or slightly exceeds 

 its length. 



Dorsal viii, i 20 ; spines of first dorsal weak, the 2nd and 3rd 

 spines longest and about ^ length of head, the last two spines are 

 separate from the rest. Anterior rays of soft dorsal produced and 

 a little over i height of body. Pectorals 1^ times length of head 

 and - total length of body excluding caudal. Ventrals nearly 

 J length of head. Anal ii, i 16 ; similar to soft dorsal and about the 

 same height. Caudal deeply forked, slightly longer than head. 

 Breast from behind ventral fins and as high as base of pectorals 

 scaleless ; lateral line parallel to dorsal profile and becomes straight 

 below posterior half of soft dorsal. Scutes 30 (circa), feeble except 

 the last few at base of caudal. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), grey; opercular spot black, soft 

 dorsal anal and posterior margin of caudal slightly tinged with 

 black. 



One specimen, 212 mm. in length, from Mr. Eomer Eobinson, 

 Natal ; caught in Durban Bay. 



CARANX DJEDDABA, Bl. 



Teeth, a single series of fine teeth on each jaw ; teeth on vomer 

 and palatines, and a bony plate on tongue which is also finely 



