3. CARANX. 435 



the anterior margin of the eye. Breast scaly ; the lateral line is 

 strongly hent anteriorly, and becomes straight below the origin of 

 the second dorsal. Opercular spot and the first dorsal black. (Bl.) 

 Sea of Batavia. 



27. Caranx brevis. 



Selar brevis, Sleeker, Java, iii. p. 361, and Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. 

 xxiv. Makr, p. 54. 



D.8|^. A.2|i. L.lat.40. 



The teeth of the jaws form a single series ; teeth on the vomer, 

 the palatine bones and the tongue. The height of the body is three 

 times in the total length, the length of the head 4^. The snout is 

 pointed, with the lower jaw prominent ; the upper maxillary reaches 

 beyond the vertical from the anterior margin of the eye. The upper 

 and lower profiles are equally convex. Belly compressed ; breast scaly. 

 Ihe lateral line is strongly bent anteriorly, and becomes straight 

 below the origin of the second dorsal. Opercular spot black. {Bl.) 



Sea of Batavia. 



28. Caranx plagiotsenia. 



Carangoides plagiotsenia, BleeTc. Act. Soe. Sc. Indo-Nederl. ii. Amboina, 

 p. 59. 



D, 8 I -i-. A. 2 I -. L. lat. 40. 



I 22-23 I 19 



The teeth in both the jaws form villiform bands ; minute teeth on 

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

 body is 2| to three times in the total length, the length of the head 

 41 to 4^ ; the snout is obtuse, shorter than the eye, the diameter of 

 which is 2|— 2| in the length of the head. The lower jaw is longer 

 than the upper, and the maxillary does not reach to the vertical from 

 the centre of the eye. Breast scaly ; the lateral line is slightly bent, 

 and becomes straight below the posterior half of the dorsal fin ; the 

 plates are rather small. Body with six indistinct cross-bands, de- 

 scending forwards ; another band through the eye. {Bl.) 



Sea of Amboyna. 



29. Caranx senegallus. 



Cuv. ^ Val ix. p. 78. 



D-7|^. A. 2 I ^3. L. lat. 40-43. 



The teeth in the jaws form villiform bands. The height of the 

 body is 3| in the total length, the length of the head five times. 

 Dorsal and anal fins elevated and pointed anteriorly. Breast naked ; 

 the lateral line is strongly bent anteriorly, and becomes straight 

 below the origin of the soft doi-sal ; the plates are well developed. 

 Opercular spot none. {Cuv.) 



Mouth of the Senegal. 



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