THE FISHES OF MALABAR. 91 



the dorsal. Between the ventral and anal there is a trenchant space, where there are vestiges 

 of two spines, which are apparent in the very young. Spines of anal fin short and flattened, first 

 three rays prolonged as in the second dorsal, but not quite so far; remainder of the fin of the same 

 shape as the second dorsal. Finless portion of the tail cylindrical, and equals half the length oi 

 the orbit. Caudal with pointed lobes, and cleft in its posterior two thirds. 



Lateral fine — With a high curve in front to opposite midway between the posterior margin of 

 the orbit and the base of the caudal, from whence it passes obliquely downwards to opposite the 

 sixteenth ray of the second dorsal, and then direct to the centre of the caudal; in this last part of 

 its course some fine round scales begin to appear, after the eleventh they become larger, and the last 

 nine constitute a kind of keel, as in the rest of the Caranx genus. 

 Pyloric appendages very numerous. 



Colours — Silvery white, with a yellowish tint on the back, which gradually darkens towards 

 the tail. The filamentous prolongations of the dorsal are black, as are also the longer rays of 

 the ventrals. There are six wide vertical bands passing from the back to the abdomen, most 

 apparent in the very young. Immature specimens have a pinkish tinge. 



Esteemed as food. Grows to six inches in length. Large ones have not been recorded, unless 

 the C. gallus is the mature of this species. 



Habitat — Red Sea, Seas of India, Malaysia, and China. 



Caeanx GALLUS. 



Zeus gallus, Lin. Sys. Nat. i. p. 454. 



Scyeis Indica, Guv. & Vol. ix. p. 145, pi. 252 ; Cantor, Catal. p. 134. 



Caeanx gallus, Giiniher, Catal. ii. p. 455. 



B. vi. D. T L P. 17. V. i A. t l C. 19. L. 1.8-10. Vert 



fy. s:. Li. v . 5. XL. T g. v. is. xj. a. u-iu. tciu. 14 . 



Length of head \, of pectoral more than \, of caudal more than \, of base of second dorsal 

 nearly J, of base of anal nearly \ of total length. Height of head nearly \, of body \ of total 

 length. 



Eyes — Diameter \ length of head, 2 diameters from end of snout, nearly 1 diameter apart. 



The difference between the C. gallus and C. ciliaris, if any exists, is that the first dorsal is 

 not present in large specimens of the former (small ones are not recorded), and only moderately 

 so in middle sized ones : anal spines absent : pectorals not elongated : lateral line rather more 

 distinct in the last part of its course, whilst it has fewer scales to the keel. 



Colours — As in the C. ciliaris. 



Grows to five feet in length. 



Habitat — Red Sea, Seas of India, Malaysia, and China. 



Genus CHORINEMUS, Cuv. and Vol. 



ScOMBEEOlDES, LacSp. 



Branchiostegals, seven or eight: pseudobranchise. Body oblong and compressed. Eyes lateral. 

 Cleft of mouth moderate or wide. Infraorbital bones do not articulate with the preopercle Two dorsals, 

 the first— preceded by an immoveable recumbent spine, directed forwards— is formed by a few free spines, and 

 of less extent than the soft dorsal, and anal, the posterior rays of both of which last are either detached 



n 2 



