218 ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Caranx crumenophthalmus, Lacep. iv, p. 107; Cuv. and Val. ix, p. 62; Giinther, Catal. ii, p. 429. 

 Caranx macrophthalmus, Riipp. Atl. Fische, p. 97, t. 25, f. 4 ; Klunz. Verh. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 458. 

 Caranx Mauritianus, Quoy and Gaim. Voy. Freyc. Zool. p. 359 ; Cuv. and Val. ix. p. 60. 

 Caranx torvus, Jenyns, Voy. Beagle, Fishes, p. 69, pi. 15 ; Giinther, Catal. ii, p. 431 ; Kner, Novara 

 Fische, p. 152. 



Selar torvus, Bleeker, Makr. p. 51. 



B. vii, D. 8 | ^1^, P. 21, V. 1/5, A. 2 | t -£ rr , C. 21, L. 1. 27-32. 



Length of head 3f to 1/4, of caudal 1/5 to 5£, height of body 4| to 4f of the total length. Eye — -with a 

 broad posterior and also anterior adipose lid, diameter 1/3 to 3j in the length of head, 1 diameter from end of 

 snout, and 3/4 of a diameter apart. Dorsal and abdominal profiles about equally convex. The greatest "width 

 of the head equals nearly half its length : its height is rather greater than its length excluding the snout. 

 Lower jaw the longer : the cleft of the mouth commences opposite the upper third of the orbit : the maxilla 

 reaches to below the first third of the eye. Height of the preorbital scarcely equals the diameter of the eye. 

 Teeth — a single row in both jaws, in a ^-shaped band on the vomer, a narrow one on the palatines, also along 

 the centre of the tongue. Fins — dorsal spines weak, the third and fourth the longest, equal to 1/2 or 3/5 the 

 height of the body and rather more than the rays at the commencement of the soft dorsal fin, of which the last is 

 thickened and slightly prolonged. Pectoral 4£ in the length of the body, not being so long as the head. Ventral 

 reaches half way to the anal fin. Caudal rather deeply forked. Scales — on body, chest, and cheeks. Lateral- 

 line — 88 scales, forming a very long, low arched portion running into the straight part below the tenth dorsal 

 ray, but the keeled scales do not commence until under the middle of that fin, becoming strongest under its 

 termination, where they equal 1/8 to 1/10 the height of the body, in the arched portion of the lateral-hue they 

 are rounded and plate-like. Free portion of the tail nearly as high at its base as it is long. Colours — silvery, 

 becoming golden below : usually no opercular spot, but present iu some specimens from Madras, Fins golden, 

 with fine dots. Caudal tipped with black. 



Habitat. — Red Sea, seas of India to the Malay Archipelago, and also found in West Africa and Atlantic 

 coasts of Tropical America, attaining at least 12 inches in length. The specimen figured is 8 inches long and 

 from the Andamans. 



11. Caranx hoops, Plate XLIX, fig. 2. 



Cuv. and Val. ix, p. 46 ; Giinther, Catal. ii, p. 431 ; Bleeker, Obi, 1868, p. 5. 

 Selar hoops, Bleeker, Makr. p. 51. 



B. vii, D. 8 | rtl^ P. 19, V. 1/5, A. 2 | ^-1^, C. 17, L. 1. 46. 



Length of head 3| to 1/4, of caudal 2/9, height of body 1/4 of the total length. Eye — with a broad 

 posterior adipose lid and a narrower anterior one, diameter 2| to 1/3 of length of head, 3/4 to 1 diameter from end 

 of snout, and rather less apart. Snout pointed : lower jaw rather the longer : commencement of cleft of mouth 

 on a level with the middle of eye : the posterior extremity of the maxilla reaches to below the centre of the 

 orbit : interorbital space nearly flat : preorbital narrow, its height in its deepest part being equal to 2/5 or 1/2 of 

 that of the orbit. Dorsal and abdominal profiles equally convex : the width of the head equalling half its length. 

 Lower edge of pre- sub- and interojDercles roughened. Teeth — in a narrow band or single row on both jaws : in 

 a ^-shaped patch on the vomer, in a band on the palate, and also on the tongue. Fins — dorsal spines weak, the 

 third and fourth the longest, equal to rather more than half the height of the body at the commencement of the 

 second dorsal fin : anterior portion of second dorsal rather the highest, but a little lower than the longest dorsal 

 spines. Pectoral not quite so long as the head : ventral reaches nearly 2/3 of the way to the anal, which latter fin 

 is similar to but rather lower than the soft dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Scales — over body, chest, cheeks, and 

 upper jaw : a very low sheath on bases of soft dorsal and anal fins. Lateral-line — with 69 rows of scales, forming 

 a rather strong curve anteriorly and becoming straight below the sixth dorsal spine, where the plates 

 immediately begin to be developed, they are large and 1/4 of the height of the body in their broadest part. 

 Free portion of the tail not quite so high at its base as it is long. Colours — silvery, darkest along the back, and 

 shot with gold along the abdomen : a small but well developed opercular spot : dorsal and caudal fins with dark 

 spots. 



Habitat. — Andamans, (where the specimen figured, 7y inches in length, was captured) to the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



12. Caranx Djeddaba, Plate XLIX, fig. 3. 



Scomber Djeddaba, Forsk. p. 56. 



Caranx Djeddaba, Riipp. Atl. p. 97, pi. xxv, fig. 3 ; Cuv. and Val. ix, p. 51 ; Giinther, Catal. ii, p. 432 ; 

 Klunz. Verh. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 458. 



Caranx vari, Cuv. and Val. ix, p. 48 ; Cantor, Catal. p. 125. 



Selar Kuhlii, Bleeker, Makr. p. 360. £ ^ 



Selar vari, Bleeker, Beng. en Hind. p. 44. 



Caranx xanthurus, Kner, Novara Fische, p. 154 (not C. and V.). 



B. vii, D. 8 | ^i^, P. 21, V. 1/5, A. 2 | ^1^, C. 17, L. 1. 46-53. 



Length of head 4| to 1/5, of caudal 4f, height of body 3| in the total length. Eye — having a broad 

 posterior adipose covering, extending on to the pupil in the adult ; diameter of eyes 1/4 to 2/9 of length of 

 head, 1 to If diameters from end of snout, and 1| apart. Dorsal and abdominal profiles about equally convex. 



