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6. Caranx hippos, D. 7-8 | y^, A. 2 | y-Jyy, L. 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 small 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. Caranx sansun, D. 8 | T^-i-s-o, A. 2 | -nr-TT> L. 1. 30-32. Height of body 1/3 of total length. Eye with 

 a narrow posterior adipose lid. Cleft of mouth commences anteriorly below the level of the eye. Second dorsal 

 anteriorly 2£ in the height of the body. Lateral-line curves to below sixth dorsal ray. Chest scaled. No 

 opercular spot. Red Sea, seas of India. 



d. No finlets, teeth in jaivs in one or more rows, and of nearly equal size. 



8. Caranx gymnostethoides, D. 8 | 3-0-TT) ^- % I 2~$-tt> ^ j - !■ 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 dull opercular spot. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



9. Caranx ferdau, D. 7-8 | w ! w , A. 2 | Ju, L. 1. 25. Height of body 3| to 4 J in the 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 the 13th dorsal ray. Chest in front of the ventral fin scaleless. No 

 opercular spot. Red Sea and seas of India. 



10. Caranx crumenophthalmus, D. 8 | a-rVe, A. 2 | ^1^, L. 1. 27-32. Height of body 4J 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. Caranx hoops, D. 8 | a-j-Vs: -A- 2 | Y0-2T' ^- !■ 46. Height of body 1/4 of the total length. Eye 

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

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

 Archipelago. 



12. Caranx Bjeddala, D. 8 | ^1^, A. 2 | y^, L. 1. 46-53. Height of body 3| in the total length. 

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

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

 Archipelago and beyond. 



13. Caranx affinis, D. 7-8 | ^, A. 2 | Tt l _ TS , L. 1. 42-47. Height of body 3f to 4J in the total length. 

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

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

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



14. Caranx holla, D. 8 | -^l-^, A. 2 | yJ^, 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-line becomes 

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



15. Caranx ire, D. 8 | ^i^, A. 2 | y^, L. 1. 26-28. Height of body 3f to 1/4 of the total length. 

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

 laterally. Lateral-line 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. Caranx compresses, D. 8 | -^Tgi A. 2 | rg-Toi k. 1- 13. Height of body 3 ¥ to 3| in total length. 

 Eye without adipose lids. Teeth in both jaws in villiform bands. Lateral-line becomes straight below the 

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



17. Caranx atropus, D. 8 | -Jj-, A. 2 | -jL, L. 1. 32-35. Height of body 2/5 of total length. Eye without 

 adipose lids. Teeth in two rows in 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. Caranx Malabaricus, D. 7-8 | ^-yVz-j A. 2 | tt-ts> k- *■ 28. Height of body 2f in the total length. 

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

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

 India to the Malay Archipelago. 



19. Caranx oblongus, D. 8 | J,, A. 2 | tw-ti,, l - 1- 34 - 40 - Height of body 3^ in the total length. 

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

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

 opercular spot. 



20. Caranx nigreseens, D. 8 | yV, A. 2^ r , L. 1. 23. Height of body 2/7 of the total length. Eye 

 without adipose lids. Teeth in villiform 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. Caranx armatus, D. 6-8 | ^oVr. A. 2 | t6-tt> I*- *• 20. Height of body 2/5 of the total length. 

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



as the body. Lateral-line 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. 



