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CAHANX mPPOS (Linnaeus) 

 JUREL 



Scomber hippos Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 12, p. 494, 1766 (Charleston, 



S. C.) (ref. copied). 

 Caranx hippos Rohl, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 398, fig. 210, 1942 (coast 



of Venezuela). 



U.S.N.M. No. 121801, 10 specimens, 143 to 202 mm., market at Maracaibo, 

 probably caught in Gulf of Venezuela, May 15-19, 1942. 



The following collections were made by the U. S. S. Niagara in the 

 Gulf of Venezuela : 



U.S.N.M. No. 123040, 1 specimen, 155 mm., February 20, 1925. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123041, 2 specimens, 40 mm.. Point Macolla, April 19, 1925. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123042, 4 specimens, 36 to 38 mm., Amuay Bay, December 9, 

 1924. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123043, 11 specimens, 41 to 66 mm., Cape San Romdn, April 2, 

 1925. 



CARANX LATUS Agassiz 



Caranx latus Agassiz, in Spix and Agassiz, Selecta genera et species piscium. . . 

 Brasiliam. . ., p. 105, pi. 56b, fig. 1, pi. E, 1831 (Atlantic). 



U.S.N.M. No. 121800, 1 specimen, 184 mm., market at Maracaibo, May 15, 

 1942. 



1 specimen, 51 mm., Rfo Mamo, 15 km. west of La Guaira, F. F. Bond, Novem- 

 ber 11, 1938. 



1 specimen, 45.5 mm., Rio Cumboto, near mouth, 2 km. northwest of Ocumare, 

 F. F. Bond, May 5, 1939. 



The following collections were made by the U. S. S. Niagara m the 

 Gulf of Venezuela : 



U.S.N.M. No. 123058, 1 specimen, 205 mm., Amuay Bay, May 15, 1925. 



U.S.N.M. No, 123060, 4 specimens, 50 to 70 mm., Cape San Romdn, April 2, 

 1925. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123059, 5 specimens, 39 to 93 mm., Amuay Bay, December 9, 

 1924. 



U.S.N.M. No. 123061, 2 specimens, 50 and 53.5 mm., Estanques Bay, Febru- 

 ary 20, 1925. 



CARANX CRYSOS (MitchiU) 



Scomber crysos Mitchill, Trans. Lit. Philos. Soc. New York, vol. 1, p. 424, 1814 

 (New York). 



U.S.N.M. No. 123039, 1 specimen, 178 mm., Estanques Bay, U. S. S. Niagara, 

 December 8, 1924. 



Genus VOMER Cuvier 



Vomer Cuvier, Le regne animal, vol. 2, p. 316, 1817. (Genotype, Vomer brownii 

 Cuvier.) (Ret. copied.) 



VOMER SETAPINNIS (Mitchill) 



Zeus setapinnis Mitchill, Trans. Lit. Philos. Soc. New York, vol. 1, p. 384, 1814 



(New York). 

 Selene setipinnis Metzelaar, Report on the fishes collected by Dr. J. Boeke in 



the Dutch West Indies 1904-1905, p. 123, 1919 fcoast of Venezuela). 



