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closer to Giinther's description of Caranx talamparoides Bleeker. The 

 latter is, however, probably more slender. 



CARANX MALABARICUS (Bloch and Schneider). 



Two specimens, 165 mm. and 270 mm. long. Batavia. 

 In spite of some discrepancies these specimens seem to conform 

 fairly well to the published descriptions. 



CARANX OBLONGUS (?) (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



One specimen, 175 mm. long. Batavia. 



Our fish seems to fit the descriptions of this species fairly well 

 except that the first anal ray is about as long as the first dorsal ray. 



A specimen from New Guinea labeled 0. oUongus is not this species 

 and we have not yet been able to identify it. 



CARANX ARMATUS (Forskal). 



Two specimens, 110 and 150 mm. long. Batavia. 



This species is quite distinct from Citula dorsalis Gill, with which 

 Mr. Nichols compares it. 



Specimens from the Philippines labeled C. armatus seem to be the 

 same species as those identified as C. atropus by Mr. Nichols and our- 

 selves. 



CARANX MALAM (Bleeker). 



Two specimens, 170 and 180 mm. long. Batavia. 

 These specimens are the Caranx nigripinnis of Day, which seems 

 to be certainly a synonym of Selar malam of Bleeker. 



ALECTIS INDICUS (Bloch). 



Two specimens, each about 150 mm. long. 



The genus Alectis, proposed by Rafinesque as a substitute for 

 Gallus Lacepede, was probably based on this species. Lacepede's 

 description of Gallus virescens could apply either to this species or to 

 ciliaris, but Cuvier and Valenciennes say that he had seen only 

 specimens from the Indian Ocean, where this species is quite common 

 and ciliaris is rather rare. 



Cuvier and Valenciennes describe this species under five names: 

 Scyris indicus,^ Scyris alexandrinus,^ Gallichthys major,^ GallicMhys 

 cJievala,* and Gallichthys xgyptiacus} Ciliaris was described by these 

 authors under three names: Blepharis indicus,^ Blepharis sutor,'' 

 and Blepharis major. ^ 



The description of Scyris indicus fits our fish with sufiicient exact- 

 ness and the type of that fish came from Java. 



If we are correct in our translation, the very brief description of 

 Zeus gallus given by Linnaeus refers not to the present species but to 

 the ciliaris of Bloch. 



1 Hist, des Poissons, vol. 9, p. 14S. ^ Idem, vol. 9, p. 176. 



2 Idem, vol. 9, p. 152. • Idem, vol. 9, p. 154. 



3 Idem, vol. 9, p. IGS. ' Idem, vol. 9, p. 161. 

 * Idem, vol. 9, p. 175. * Idem, vol. 9, p. 163. 



