352 DESCRIPTION OF A SQUALUS. 



George in la terre dp J\iuyts, and to which Peron ap- 

 plied the name of the celebrated professor and dean 

 of the school of medicine at Paris, Mr. Le Koux. 

 This species of Caranx is of a very large size, cover- 

 ed with moderately elongated scales ; dorsal fins two, 

 the anterior small and consisting of five spinous rays; 

 the second low, very long, elevated anteriorly, and 

 composed of twenty-three much divided rays, of 

 which the first is robust, osseous and shorter than 

 the second ray ; pectorals with twenty undivided 

 rays ; thoracics with seven rays, the three anterior 

 ones osseous, simple; anal entire shorter than the 

 second dorsal, elevated anteriorly, lower on the pos- 

 terior portion and supported by sixteen rays, of which 

 the first and second are very strong and bony, the 

 others branched ; caudal emarginate, of twenty 

 branched rays, the four or five anterior ones on each 

 side are spinous ; a carina on each side of the tail 

 and a lunulated emargination on its superior part : 

 jaws equal. 



