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to a fourth of the total length. The maxillary reaches to the 

 vertical from the anterior third of the eye. Breast scaly. The 

 lateral line is moderately curved on its anterior half. The 

 straight part is strongly keeled, commences about the vertical to 

 the sixth dorsal ray, and is composed of thirty-five plates. The 

 pectoral fins extend to the ninth keeled scale of the lateral line. 

 No opercular spot. Colouration silvery, darker on the back. 



This specimen seems to correspond in several points with 

 Garanx Upturns Agass., a fish supposed to belong to the Atlantic. 

 The differences in the relative proportions, as well as in the 

 dentition, justify us, we think, in describing this as a new species, 

 more especially as Giinther seems to have doubts as to whether 

 the fish described in his Catalogue (Vol. 2, p. 447) as lepturus is 

 really Agassiz's fish. 



Two specimens, the largest six inches long, were taken at Hall 

 Sound, New Guinea. 



61.— Caranx buccujlentus. 

 Plate XI., fig. 1. 

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The teeth in the upper jaw are viliform, with an external row 

 of conical teeth, about fourteen in number. The under jaw has a 

 single series of smaller conical teeth. Teeth on the vomer, pala- 

 tines, and tongue ; those on the vomer in a triangular mass. The 

 height of the body is one-third of the total length. The head is a 

 little shorter than the height of the body. The diameter of the 

 orbit is one-fourth of the length of the head, and is equal to the 

 distance from the eye to the front of the muzzle. The distance 

 between the eye is much greater than the diameter of the orbit. 

 Mouth large, the maxillary extending to the vertical from 

 behind the middle of the eye. Breast naked. The lateral line is 

 very much curved on its anterior portion, and descends vertically 

 to the straight and plated portion which commences in the vertical 

 from the fifth dorsal spine. The first few rays of the soft dorsal 

 and anal fins are elongate. The pectorals reach the ninth anal 

 ray. Colouration silvery, darker towards the back. The dorsal 



