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FISHERY BULLETIN OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Figure 84. — Caranx hippos juvenile, 80.5 mm. standard length (SAFI, Sapelo Marsh, Ga.). 



Figure 85. — Caranx hippos: Lateral view (above) and 

 ventral view (below) of chest region of the 80.5-mm. 

 standard length specimen of figure 84, showing scaled 

 areas (stippled). 



Bermuda. The other record, by Gunther (1880: 9) 

 of the synonymous C. carangus (Bloch), is doubt- 

 ful, since only the name is listed, and during 

 that era Gunther's references to carangus and 

 hippos were usually meant by him to apply to a 

 Caranx with a fully scaled chest, as latus or 

 sexfasciatus. 



Morphological values of the one specimen of 

 lugubris available for study are included and 

 distinguished on the graphs with hippos. 



Characters 



Scales on chest. — The chest is unsealed at all 

 sizes except for a small patch of scales which 

 forms at about 25 mm. standard length and is 

 centered in front of the pelvic fins (fig. 85). Four 

 other patches of scales are present in the general 

 area of the chest (at 80.5 mm.; larger sizes not 

 examined): along each cleithrum and laterally 

 along the insertion of each pelvic fin (fig. 85). 

 All other Western Atlantic species of Caranx have 

 completely scaled chests. 



Dorsal spines. — VIII and I. The third spine 

 is the longest at all sizes. An interspinous mem- 

 brane connects the first and second dorsal fins 

 (eighth and ninth spines) to about 80 mm. 

 standard length (figs. 81 to 83). The membrane 

 connecting the seventh and eighth spines dis- 



