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Fowler's figure 307. Fowler (1950: 70) recog- 

 nized this misidentification, but his statements 

 concerning his recognition are not clear. 



Two specimens of bartholomaei, ANSP 72693, 

 15.8 mm. and 17.2 mm. standard length taken at 

 23°50' N., 80°40' W. (northwest of Cay Sal Bank), 

 March 26, 1948, on the Catherwood-Chaplin 



West Indies Expedition were labeled guara 

 {=dentex) and referred to as such by Fowler (1950 : 

 70, fig. 3). Both specimens have 5 slightly bent 

 body bars and 7 upper-limb and 19 lower-limb gill 

 rakers. The 17.2-mm. specimen has 26 dorsal and 

 23 anal soft-rays. The 28 dorsal and 25 anal soft- 

 rays of the 15.8-mm. specimen are slightly wavy 



Figure 51. — Caranx bartholomaei juvenile, 14.3 mm. standard length (Gill 8, Reg. 6). 



Figure 52. — Caranx bartholomaei juvenile, 17.4 mm. standard length (Gill 4, Reg. 16). 



