3. CARANX. 437 



Caranx malabaricua, Cuv. Sf Val. ix. p. 121 ; Richards. Ichth. Chin. 



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

 Carangoides talamparab, Sleeker, Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. Mahr. p. 64. 



D. 8 I -L-. A. 2 U. L. lat. 25^0. 



I 21-22 I I? 



The teeth in both the jaws are minute, villifoi-m, arranged in 

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

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

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

 longer than the diameter of the eye, with the lower jaw longer 

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

 the vertical from the anterior margin of the eye. The prseorbital 

 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 Red Sea, thi'ough all the East Indian Seaa, 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 m the following specimens. 



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



h. 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. R. Reeves, Esq. 



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

 g. Adult. 



34. Caranx talamparoides. 



Carangoides talamparoides (!) *, Sleeker, Sumatra, i. p. 679. 

 D. 7-8|^. A. 2|i. L. lat. 25-30. 



The teeth in both the jaws are in villiform bands ; teeth on the 

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

 body is 2|-2|^ in the total length, the length of the head 3^-3^ ; 

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

 scarcely longer than the diameter of the eye, and has the upper jaw 

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

 from the anterior margin of the eye. The prasorbital, 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. Opercular spot brown. 



Seas of Sibogha (Sumatra) and Ceylon. 



This species appears scarcely to differ from Caranx malabaricus. 

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



* May Dr. Bleeker be reminded of that "iioii Botanicus, sed Botanitoidef. 

 Linnc, Critic. Botan. p. '6^^. 



