4;{:^ f;\i{ \N(iiii.i:. 



('(pials tho I('ii;;lli of tlic lictul, uiid is oiic-fuiirtli dI llic Intnl. Tlic 

 snout is |)oiiit(:(l, and lius ihv, l(j\\(!r jaw loii^iT lliuii lln' iipju'r, l!i • 

 maxillary reachiiif^' beyond tho voi'tical from (lie anterior marj^in of 

 ilie ey((. Breast sealy ; tlic lateral line is st n)ii;;ly hciit ;iii(eiiorly. 

 and becomes straight liefoi'e the sccniid dnr.^.il I'ni ; the plati-. itic 

 larfj;e, the heij^ht of (lie lar^^t'st Ijcin}; (Hie-fdurlli ((l'tli;it, nf tlic body. 

 ()j)(!rcnhir s])ot dusky. 



Seas of iJatavia, Aniboyna, and Vaiiicolo. 



(i. 'V\u' hcifj^hl of tlif bo<ly is more tliiiii oiH'-inintli orilir lotal Inij^'tli. 

 (HI. Teeth on the jialiitc 



2(1. Cavanx lioglossus. 



I-eioji'lossus caran^oi d(!s, Il/rd.rr, Malr. ]>. '.'A\7, iuid J'cr/iiiiuf. llulnr. 

 (JfiiootHtli. \\\\. M(i/,r. \). 70. 



1). 8|.^. A. 1>|;^. L. lat. 25. 



The teetli in the jaws arc inc()nsi)ieuous, and form a single sonos ; 

 teeth on the vomer and th(! palatines, ncme on the tongue. Tlu; first 

 ray of tlu^ soft dorsal and anal is ])rodueed and filifoi'm. The height 

 of tho body is 2i^-^} in tlu! total length, the h'ngth of the head four 

 times. Tho lower jaw is longer than tlu; upjK^r ; the maxillary reaches 

 to below tlie middl(! of the (!ye. IJreast naked ; tlie Interal line is 

 strongly bent, and be(-onies straight l)efore the vertical fr(»m the middle 

 of the dorsal fin. ('audal with tlu* ])osterior margin black. {/!/.) 



Sea of JJatavia ; western coast of Siimiit ra. 



21 . Caranx ascensionis. 



? Scomber aflcensiouifl, Oshcrlc. 



Scond)ev asc(!nsi()iiia, J'^ira'rr ; HI. Sclni. p. .'{"i ; luirst. Ihsir. Anlni. 



cm: Tylrhtciist. ]). 412. 

 Caranx ascensionis, Cur. ».V /W. ix. j). 102. ]il. 21!). 



D.8|l. A.2|,V L.lat.W. 



Teeth of the jaws ? Teeth on the vomer, the j)alatines, and on 

 the tongue. A thick, adipose ])osterior eyelid. The neck is very 

 elevated, and the profih^ between the eyes concave. The height of 

 the body is contained 2| times in the total haigtli, the length of th(* 

 head nearly four tinu^s. The latej-al liTie is modeiately bc^it. and 

 becoratis straight l)elow the third or fourth dorsal ray. Miown. {('nv.) 



Island of Ascension. 



22. Caranx djeddaba. 



Scomber djcddabfi, Forsk. p. 50. 



Caranx djeddaba, Itiipp. Atl. Finrhc, p. i»7. j)l. 25. f. .'{ ; Ciiv. <y l''<il. 



ix. p. 51. 

 vari, Cuv. i^ Vnl. ix. p. 48 ; Cunt. Calal. p. 125. 



J>-8|.iTV6- A.2|.^^. L. lat. r>r,-58. 

 The teeth in the jaws Ibrm a single series. The height of tli<' 



