14 g TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Some of the young fishes of this family have an armature .about 

 the head, which disappears as they grow oder I obtained no 

 examples of this family when in Smd and Baluchistan. 



Synopsis of Indian Genera. 



A. Anal spines detached from soft portion of fin. 



a. Lateral line partly or wholly composed of 



. keeled shields 1. CARANX. 



b. No shields on lateral line. MTPHOPTFRYX 



'. Abdomen trenchant 2 - MICROPTERYX. 



b'. Abdomen rounded. 



a". First dorsal continuous. 

 No detached linlets behind dorsal and 



anal 3. SERIOLA. 



A detached finlet or two behind dorsal 



andanal 4. SERIOLICHTHYS. 



b". First dorsal composed of detached , 



spines in adults. 



No finlet?, a keel on each side of the tail. 5. NAUCRATES. 

 Posterior rays of dorsal and anal detached 



as finlets 6. CHORINEMUS. 



No tinlets, no keel on side of tail 7. TRACHYNOTUS. 



B. Anal spines attached by membrane to soft por- 

 tion of fin. 

 Body high and much compressed ; ventrals 



rudimentary 8. PSETTUS. 



Body high and much compressed; ventrals 



well developed 9. PLATAX. 



Two separate dorsal fins ; . . 10. PSENES. 



Mouth very protractile. Teeth small and 



equal 11- EQUTJLA. 



Mouth very -protractile. Canine-like teeth. 



Lower edge of preopercle serrated 12. GAZZA. 



Canine-like teeth. Lower edge of preopercle 



entire 13. LACTARIUS. 



1. Genus CARANX, Lacep. 



Syn. Trachurus, Olistus, Blepharis, Galiichthys, Scyris. et Hynnis, Cuv. 

 & Val. ; Meyafaspis, Decapterm, Selar, Caranyichthys (young), Caranymdes, 

 JLeioglussus', Uraspis< Selaroides, Gnathanodon, and Hemicaran.r, Bleeker ; 

 Caranf/m (Cuv. & Val.), Girard ; Trachnrops, Caranyops, and Paratrac- 

 tus, Gill. 



Bdngada, Marathi. 



Branchiostegals seven ; pseudobranchise. Body oblong, subcy- 

 lindrical, and more or less compressed. Dentition feeble. Two 

 dorsal fins ; the first continuous, having about eight weak spines, 

 which are sometimes rudimentary, at its anterior base is a recum- 

 bent spine directed forwards ; the second dorsal longer than the 

 first and similar to the anal ; sometimes the last rays of both these 

 fins wholly or semi-detached ; two preanal spines (which may be 

 rudimentary) separated by an interspace from the rays. Caudal 

 forked, in general deeply. Scales minute. Lateral line with an 

 anterior curved portion, the posterior straight, having large plate- 



