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Figure 89. — Caranx hippos, C. lugubris, and Caranx sp. {"latus and/or hippos"): Relation of snout length and of eye 



diameter to standard length. 



rakers at the origin of both limbs. A 152-mm. 

 specimen had 6 rudimentary gill rakers (total of 9) 

 on the upper limb. All others had from 1 to 4 

 rudiments on the lower limb and from 1 to 5 on 

 the upper limb. Within the size ranges specified, 



the following modal numbers of rudimentary gill 

 rakers were obtained: 20-50 mm., 1 lower, 2 upper; 

 50-164 mm., 2 lower, 3 to 4 upper; 248-432 mm., 

 3 lower, 4 upper; 795 mm., 4 lower, 4 upper; and 

 830 mm., 4 lower, 5 upper. Ginsburg (1952: 93) 



