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that of the straight portion. Keeled scales commence at beginning 

 of the latter, becoming well developed below last third of second 

 dorsal, where they are g to $ height of body. Colour silvery 

 along the back, golden on the sides and below. Four or live 

 broad vertical bands on the body in immature specimens. Fins 

 golden, except the first dorsal, which is grey ; the tip, and some- 

 times the entire upper edge of the second dorsal and end ot upper 

 lobe of caudal, black. Usually no opercular spot in Indian speci- 

 mens, and when present it is mostly small. 



Hab. Seas of India, Indian Ocean, and tropical Atlantic. At 

 Madras specimens attain a large size. 



913. (6.) Caranx hippos. 



Scomber hippos, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 494. 



Caranx hippos, Day, Fish. India, p. 216, Suppl. p. 789 (see synon.). 



Nya hnee shivay, Burmese. 



D. 7-8 1 1/19-22. P. 22. A. 2 | 1/14-17. C. 21. Sc. 1.30-36. 

 Length of head 4, height of body 3 to 3^ in the total length. 

 Eyes with posterior adipose lids, reaching \ or f the distance to 

 the pupil, diameter 3f of length of head, 1 diam. from end of 

 snout and also apart. Dorsal and abdominal profiles about equally 

 convex. Lower jaw slightly the longer; the maxilla reaches to 

 below the last third of the orbit. Greatest height of preorbital 

 equals \ the diameter of the eye. Teeth villiform, an enlarged 

 outer row in the premaxillaries ; a single row in the lower jaw, 

 amongst which occasionally are a few larger ones, a pair of well- 

 marked canines above the symphysis; a triangular patch on the 

 vomer, a band on the palatines, also along the tongue. Fins third 

 dorsal spine longest and from 5 to T 4 ^- height of body ; anterior 

 dorsal rays equal to f height of body. Pectoral -i- longer than 

 head. Anal similar to, but lower than, the second dorsal. Scales 

 on cheeks, body, and chest. Lateral line 80 scales ; it forms an 

 arch 3 as high as long, ending below the sixth dorsal ray, the length 

 of the arch equalling f of that of the straight portion ; keeled 

 plates extend the whole distance along the horizontal portion, the 

 largest being below last portion of second dorsal, and -fa the 

 height of the body. Colour body golden, having a tinge of grey 

 along the back. A small black spot on the opercle just before 

 commencement of lateral line. Fins yellow, summit of second 

 dorsal and point of upper caudal lobe deep black, sometimes whole 

 posterior border of caudal fin black-edged. Eyes, bright orange. 

 Usually a dark spot behind base of pectoral fin. The youny are 

 golden, with four or five broad vertical bands on the body. 



Hab. Seas of India, Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This 

 species attains a large size, 3 feet or more in length. When cap- 

 tured it grunts like a young pig, and this is repeated whenever it 

 is moved, so long as vitality remains. 



