.^. CARVNX. 425 



The height of the body is 4| in the total length ; the upper pro tile 

 of the head descends gradually to the end of the snout ; the upi)er 

 maxillary reaches to below the middle of the eye. Operculum with 

 a black spot. 



From the Red Sea through all the Indian Seas. 



fl. Half-grown. China. Presented by J. E. Reeves, Esq. 



b. Young. China. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 



c, d. Young. Madras. Presented by T. C. Jcrdou, Esq. 



e. Half-growTT : skin. Malayan Peninsula. From Dr. Cantor's Col- 



lection. 



f. Half-gTown. Purchased of M. Parzudaki. 

 (/. Half-grown. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 



h. Half-grown : not good state. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 i, Jl. Young. India. 



B. A single posterior ray of the dorsal and unal fins Is detached. 

 2. Caranx macrosoma. 



Deeaptevus macrosoma, lilcck. Natunrk. Ti/dsr/ir. Ncilcrl. Itul. i. 1851, 

 p. 358, and Verliand. Batav. Gcnootsch. xxiv. Makr. p. 87. 



The teeth of the upper jaw are not perceptible, those of the lower 

 in a single seri''s ; vomerine and palatine teeth. The height of the 

 body is 7-6| in the total length, the length of the head 4^-4^. 

 The snout is longer than the eye, the maxillary not reaching to the 

 vertical from the anterior margin of the orbit ; the lower jaw is 

 scarcely longer than the upper. Breast scaly ; the lateral line very 

 slightly bent. Opercular spot black. {Bl.) 



Sea of Batavia. 



3. Caranx muroadsi. 



Caranx muroadsi, 2c»itn. ^ Schlct/. Fouii. Jupon. Polns. p. 108. pi. 5?^. 



f. 1. 

 Dccapterus muroadsi, lilcck. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxvi. Japan, p. 101. 

 H Decapterus lajang, Blceker, Ternate, v. p. 302. 



D. 8 1^1 1. A. 2 I ^^ 1 1. L. lat. 28. 



The teeth in the jaws are minute, and form a single scries ; teeth 

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

 the body is (U in the total length, the length of the head 4|. The 

 snoiit is about equal in length to the diameter of the eye, and has 

 the lower jaw a little longer than the upj)er ; the maxillarj- reaches 

 to, or scarcely to the vertical from the anterior margin of the eye. 

 Breast scaly ; the lateral line is verj' slightly bent, and becomes 

 straight below the tenth dorsal ray. Opercular spot blackish ; tgp 

 of the soft dorsal brown. 



Seas of Japan (and Ternate ?). 



DcaqUcru^ lajoivj, Block. , appears lo he very closely libed to D. 



