196 ORDER ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



but which have the profile oblique and little convex, 

 are remarkable for having but one row of teeth l . 



Our sailors call Carangues, fish of this genus, with 

 the body elevated, sharp profile, bent convexly, and 

 falling suddenly. The species are very numerous in 

 the two oceans. 



The Carangus of the Antilles, (Scomber carangus, Bl. 340.) 



Is silvery, with a black spot on the operculum, and 

 often weighs from twenty to twenty-five pounds. It 

 is a good wholesome fish. 



A species very similar, but without a black spot, 



The Bastard Carangus. (Guaratereba, Seb. iii. 27. 3.) 



Is, on the contrary, very often poisonous 2 . 



One might also distinguish the carangi without 

 teeth 3 ; and the carangi with very long points at 



1 Scomber dentex, Bl. Schn. ; Caranx lime, Geoffr. Saint. Hil., 

 Egypte, Poiss. xxiii. 3, of which Citida Banksii, Riss. 2cU ed. vi. 13. 

 and perhaps Trachurus imperalis, Rafm. Car. xi. l.are at least very 

 nearly allied. 



2 Add. the Scomber hippos of Linn, which is the Sc. chrysos of 

 Mitchill ; Ekalah par ah, Russell 146, perhaps the Scomber ignobilis, 

 Forsk. ; Car. scx-fasciatus, Quoy and Gaym. Zool. de Freycin, pi. 

 lxv. f. 4 ; Jarra dandree par ah, Russell 147 ; Scomber Kleinii, Bl. 

 347. 2 ; Sc. sansun, Forsk. ; Kuguroo-parah, Russ. 145 ; Talan- 

 parah, id. 150, or Scomber Malabar icus, BL, Schn. ; IVootxn-parah, 

 Russ. 148. 



3 Scomber speciosus, Lacep. iii. 1. 1. or Polooso-parah, Russ. 149, 

 of which the Car. petaurista, Geoffr. Eg. xxiii. 1. appears an adult. 



