212 ACANTHOPTERTGII. 



6. Carar>x hippos, D. 7-8 | ^l^, A. 2 | xrixr, ^- 1- 30-36. Height of body 1/3 to 3/10 of total length. 

 Eye with a broad posterior adipose lid. Cleft of mouth commences anteriorly opposite the middle or lower 

 third of eye. Second dorsal anteriorly 2^ in the height of the body. Lateral-line curves to below the sixth 

 dorsal ray. Chest scaled. A smaU dark spot on opercle at commencement of the lateral-line, upper angle of 

 soft dorsal and tip of upper caudal lobe black. Red Sea, seas of India to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. ■ 



7. CwroMX samun, D. 8 | ^l-^, A. 2 1 ^l-„, L. 1. 30-32. Height of body 1/3 of total length. Eye with 

 a narrow posterior adipose Ud. Cleft of mouth commences anteriorly below the level of the eye. becond dorsal 

 anteriorly 2i iu the height of the body. Lateral-hne curves to below sixth dorsal ray. Chest scaled. No 

 opercular spot. Red Sea, seas of India. 



d. Nofinlets, teeth in jaws in one or more rows, and oj nearrly equal size. 



8. Garanx gyrrmostethoides, D. 8 | 30^31, A. 2 | ^l^r. L. 1. 22-25. Height of body 1/4 of total length. 

 Eye with a narrow posterior adipose lid. Villiform teeth in the. jaws. Second dorsal anteriorly 2/5 of the 

 height of the body. Lateral-line curves to below 16th dorsal ray. Chest and breast as high as the pectoral 

 scaleless. A duE opercular spot. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



9. CaroMxferdaM, D. 7-8 | ^i^s- A. 2 | Jl.- L- 1- 25. Height of body 3f to 4^ in the total length. Eye 

 with a narrow posterior adipose Hd. ViUiform teeth in the jaws. Second dorsal anteriorly 2/5 of the height of 

 the body. Lateral-Hne curves to below the 13th dorsal ray. Chest in front of the ventral fin scaleless. No 

 opercular spot. Red Sea and seas of India. 



10. Ga/ranai cnmienophthalmus, D. 8 | ^l-^, A. 2 | yrV^ L. 1. 27-32. Height of body 44_ to 4f in the 

 total length. Eye with very broad anterior and posterior adipose lids. Teeth in a single row in both jaws. 

 The arched portion of the lateral-line passes into the straight part below the tenth dorsal ray. Chest scaled. 

 Usually no opercular spot. Red Sea, seas of India to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. 



11. Ga/roMX hoops, D. 8 | -^l-^, A. 2 | ^i^, L. 1. 46. Height of body 1/4 of the total length. Eye 

 with a broad posterior adipose lid. Teeth iu a narrow band, or single row in both jaws. Lateral-Hne becomes 

 straight below the sixth dorsal spiue. Chest scaled. A small opercular spot. Andamans to the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



12. CaroMx Bjeddaba, D. 8 | -^l^, A. 2 | -^l-^, L. 1. 46-63. Height of body 3| in the total length. 

 Eye with a broad posterior adipose Hd. Teeth in a single row in both jaws. Lateral-Hne becomes straight 

 below the first dorsal ray. Chest scaled. A well-marked opercula.r spot. Red Sea, seas of India to the Malay 

 Archipelago and beyond. 



13. Ga/ranx afflnis, D. 7-8 \ ^, K. 2 \ „i^, L. 1. 42-47. Height of body 3| to i\ in the total length. 

 Eye with a broad anterior and posterior adipose Hd. Teeth in a narrow band anteriorly, a single row posteriorly. 

 Lateral-line becomes straight below the seventh dorsal ray. Chest scaled. A weU-marked opercular spot. Red 



■ Sea, seas of India to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. 



14. Ga/ranx holla, D. 8 | ^1„, A. 2 | -^l-^, L. 1. 40-44. Height of body from 1/3 to 2/7 of the total 

 length. Eye with a broad posterior adipose lid. Teeth in a single row in both jaws. Lateral-Hne becomes 

 straight below the fifth dorsal ray. Chest scaled. A large opercular spot. Red Sea, seas of India to China. 



15. Garanx ire, D. 8 | -^l^, A. 2 | x^\o^ L. 1. 26-28. Height of body 3| to 1/4 of the total length. 

 Eye with a narrow posterior adipose Hd. Teeth anteriorly in a viHiform band in both jaws, in a single row 

 laterally. Lateral-Hne becomes straight below the eighth dorsal ray. Chest scaled. No opercular spot. A 

 black blotch at summit of soft dorsal fin. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



16. Garanx compressus, D. 8 | ssl^i, A. 2 | ttb^j-q, L. 1. 13. Height of body 3^ to 3| in total length. 

 Eye without adipose Hds. Teeth in both jaws in villifomi bands. Lateral-Hne becomes straight below the 

 twelfth dorsal ray. Chest scaled. A small opercular spot. Red Sea, Andaman islands. 



17. Ga/ranx atropus, D. 8 \ ^, A. 2 \ ^, L. 1. 32-35. Height of body 2/5 of total length. Eye vrithont 

 adipose lids. Teeth iu two rows m either jaw. Second dorsal anteriorly 1/3 height of body. Lateral-line 

 becomes straight below the fifth dorsal ray. Chest and breast scaleless. An opercular spot. Seas of India 

 to the Malay Archipelago. 



18. Ga/rama; Malaba/ricus, D. 7-8 | ^t-tz' ^- ^ I tt-tt. L. 1. 28. Height of body 2f in the total length. 

 Eye without adipose Hds. Teeth vilHform in either jaw. Second dorsal fin anteriorly 2f in height of body. 

 Lateral-Hne becomes straight below the thirteenth dorsal ray. Chest and breast scaleless. Red Sea, seas of 

 India to the Malay Archipelago. 



19. CaroMx oblongus, D. 8 | J^, A. 2 | ^\^, L. 1. 34-40. Height of body 3i in the total length. 

 Eye without adipose Hds. Teeth in vilHform bands in upper, a single row in the lower jaw. Second dorsal 

 anteriorly 3/4 height of body. Lateral-Hne becomes straight below ninth dorsal ray. Chest scaleless. No 

 opercular spot. 



20. Garanx nigreseens, D. 8]^, A. 2^, L. 1. 23. Height of body 2/7 of the total length. Bye 

 without adipose Hds. Teeth m vilHform rows in both jaws. Second dorsal anteriorly If in height of body. 

 Lateral-line becomes straight below thirteenth dorsal ray. Breast and chest scaleless. An opercular spot. 

 Andamans. 



21. Garanx a/rmatus, D. 6-8 | ^„!„, A. 2 | ^^t^, L. 1. 20. Height of body 2/5 of the total length. 

 Eye with a narrow posterior adipose Hd. Teeth villiform in both jaws. Second dorsal anteriorly nearly as high 

 as the body. Lateral-lme becomes straight below the middle of the second dorsal. Breast and a portion of the 

 chest scaleless. An opercular spot. Red Sea, seas of India to the Malay Archipelago 



