1114 Catalogue of Malayan Fishes. [Nov. 



Total length : 4| inch. 



The length of the head is 3f in the total, measured to the centre of 

 the caudal fin ; the depth at occiput exceeds by \ the length. The 

 diameter of the orbit is ^ of the length of the head. The greatest 

 vertical diameter of the body, in front of the second dorsal, is 2\ in 

 the total length. The arched portion of the lateral line does not 

 abruptly become straight ; it straightens a little in front of and opposite 

 the third posterior part of the second dorsal, and is covered by about 

 24 plates, none of which exceeds \ of the greatest vertical diameter 

 of the body. The elongated first dorsal ray exceeds by about \ 

 the greatest vertical diameter of the body ; the first anal ray scarcely 

 exceeds § of the first dorsal, but is frequently less. The point of the 

 horizontal spine, in front of the first dorsal fin, is exposed. The length 

 of the falcated pectorals is \ of the total length ; the ventrals slightly 

 exceed \ of the pectorals. This species is of uncommon occurrence at 

 Pinang. It corresponds exactly to Russell's No. CLI. {Caranx cili- 

 aris y Cuv. and Val.) which would appear to be the young of Citula 

 armata y which Dr. Riippell considers to be identical with Caranx citula 

 (cirrhosus, Ehrenb.) Cuv. and Val. The description of the latter 

 affords no specifically distinguishing characters. 



Caranx oblongus, Cuv. and Val. 



Caranx oblongus, Cuv. 'and Val. IX. 



Young, Head above and back pale yellowish green ; sides of the 

 head and body beneath the lateral line shining silvery ; abdomen white ; 

 first dorsal hyaline, sparingly dotted with brown ; second dorsal and 

 anal hyaline, the marginal half minutely dotted with brown, the elongat- 

 ed points of the fins bright yellow ; ventrals and caudal yellow, the 

 margin of the latter minutely dotted with black ; pectorals white. 

 Iris golden light green ; upper half of orbital margin bluish black. 



D 8—1/22, C 17f, A 2-1/19, V 1/5, P 21, Br. VII. 



Habit. — Sea of Pinang. 

 Vanicolo, Oualan. 



Total length : 5f inch. 



The length of the head is | of the total, measured to the centre of 

 the posterior margin of the caudal ; the depth at occiput slightly ex- 

 ceeds the length of the head, of which the diameter of the orbit is J. 



