3. CAEANX. 437 



Caranx uialabaricua, Cuv. 8f Val, ix. p. 121 ; Richards. Ichth. Chin. 



p. 275 ; Cant. Catal. p. 128. 

 Carangoides talamparali, Bleeker, Verh. Bat, Gen, xxiv. Makr. p. 64. 



D. 8 I ^. A. 2 1 ^. L. lat. 25-30. 



The teeth in both the jaws are minute, viiliform, arranged in 

 bands ; teeth on the vomer, the palatine bones, and on the tongue. 

 The height of the body is 2\ to 2| in the total length, the length of 

 the head 3| to 4 times. The snout is obtuse, equal to, or rather 

 longer than the diameter of the eye, ■wdth the lower jaw longer 

 than the upper ; the maxillary reaches to, or very slightly beyond, 

 the vertical fi'om the anterior margin of the eye. The praeorbital 

 above the angle of the mouth is lower than the orbit. Breast naked ; 

 the lateral line is moderately bent, and becomes straight behind 

 the middle of the second dorsal ; the plates are little developed. Fins 

 pointed, without filiform ray. Opercular spot brown ; the dorsal and 

 anal fins with a brown margin, ventrals and anal whitish. 



From the Eed Sea, through all the East Indian Seas, to the coast 

 of Australia. 



Cantor describes the teeth as velvety, but those on each side of the 

 symphysis of the jaws as a little longer than the rest, which we do 

 not observe in the following specimens. 



a. Adult. Madras. Presented by T. C. Jerdon, Esq. 



b. Adult : skin. Sea of Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 



c. Adult. Moluccas. Purchased of Mr, Frank. 



d. Adult. China. 



e. Adult. China. Presented by J. E. Eeeves, Esq. 



/. Adult. Australia. From Mr. MacgiUivray's Collection. 

 g. Adult. 



34. Caranx talamparoides. 



Carangoides talamparoides (!) *, Bleeker, Sumatra, i. p. 579. 

 D. 7-8 I J^. A. 2 I ^. L. lat. 25-30. 



The teeth in both the jaws are in \-illiform bands ; teeth on the 

 \ vomer, the palatine bones, and on the tongue. The height of the 

 ■ body is 2|-2f in the total length, the length of the head 3|-3-J ; 

 f the upper profile is slightly concave before the eyes. The snout is 

 i scarcely longer than the charaeter of the eye, and has the upper jaw 

 ' rather shorter than the lower ; the maxillary reaches to the vertical 

 ffrom the anterior margia of the eye. The praeorbital, above the angle 

 ■of the mouth, is a little lower than the orbit. Breast naked; the 

 ' lateral line is moderately bent, and becomes straight behind the middle 

 ' of the second dorsal ; the plates are small, Opercidar spot brown. 



Seas of Sibogha (Sumatra) and Ceylon. 



This species appears scarcely to differ from Caranx malabamiis. 



Adult : skin. Ceylon. From Dr. Kelaart's Collection. 



* May Dr. Bleeker be reminded of that "noii Botanicus, sed Botanicoides," 

 [Limie, Critic. Botan. p. 35. 



