20 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. VoL. 62. 
CARANX MALABARICUS (Schneider). 
Head, 2% to 3; depth, 2 to 275; D. VIJI—1, 21 to 23,1; A. II—1, 
17, 1; snout, 22 to 23 in head from upper jaw tip; eye, 32 to 45 maxil- 
lary, 24 to 24; interorbital, 34 to 33; scales, 66 to 70 in curve of lat- 
eral line, 30 to 40 in straight section. Gull-rakers, 7 to 10-+-20 to 27, 
about 12 in eye, or little longer than filaments. Scales with circuli 
vertically parallel, about 48 basal and 38 apical, confluent down 
median vertical axis. Pectoral slightly less than arch of lateral line. 
Straight section of lateral line 14 to 1$ in arch, latter greater with 
age. All show a dark blotch on hind preopercle edge, which equals 
pupil in largest example. Length, 150 to 175 mm. Three from 
Takao. 
We have compared two younger examples in the Academy from 
Sumatra, which agree in every way, with allowance for age. 
CARANX MANDIBULARIS Macleay. 
Head, 44; depth 1%; D. VITI—1, 22; A. IJ—1, 17; scales, 54 in 
curve of lateral line, 40 in straight section; snout, 32 in head from 
upper jaw tip; eye, 34; maxillary, 24; interorbital, 32. Gill-rakers, 
25-48, slender, lanceolate, little longer than filaments, or 1} in eye. 
Scales with 22 to 25 vertical parallel circuli apically or basally, con- 
fluent down median axis. Pectoral very long, curved, 13 to caudal 
base. No opercular spot. Blackish blotch in pectoral axilla. 
Length, 212mm. Takao. 
Our specimen undoubtedly represents an early stage of Ulua rich- 
ardsomi Jordan and Snyder,?® the type of which is said to be 451 mm. 
long. From their figure it differs at once in the prolonged dorsal and 
anal lobes, the former depressed backward far as tips of median 
caudal rays, and latter depressed backward opposite base of last anal 
ray. The contour of our example is deeply ovoid. Its maxillary ex- 
tends back opposite front pupil edge, and the least preorbital widt!. 
is only half the eye. It is undoubtedly allied with the species of 
Citula in its broadly naked breast, but may stand as a distinct sub- 
genus, Ulua, on account of the great increased gill-rakers. 
We may also note that Caranez formosanus Jordan and Snyder ”° 
is evidently a synonym of Caranx malabaricus (Schneider). Like- 
wise Caranz rastrosus Jordan and Snyder ** is probably a synonym 
of Caranx plumbeus (Quoy and Gaimard). Though the authors of 
C’. rastrosus show their figure with a dark or blackish opercle, no men- 
tion of this is found in their description. 
19 Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 4 (2), 1908, p. 39, pl. 53. 
70Idem, p. 38, pl. 52. Takao. 
1 Tdem. p. 37, pl. 1. Takao and Cavite. 
