CAKAN(HJ)J3. 159 



Eyes with broad anterior and posterior adipose lids, both reach- 

 ing the pupil ; diameter 4 in length of head, rather more than 1 

 diam. from end of snout, and lj apart. Dorsal and abdominal 

 profiles about equally -convex ; snout rather pointed. Lower jaw 

 the longer; the maxilla reaches to below front edge or first third 

 of orbit. Interorbital space with a raised ridge along its middle. 

 Preorbital in its deepest part equal to nearly 1 diameter of the 

 orbit. Teeth villiform, and in more than one row at symphysis of 

 either jaw, laterally in a single row of moderately large ones, in 

 a A-shaped or lozenge- shaped patch on vomer, also on the pala- 

 tines, and in a very narrow band along the centre of the tongue. 

 Fins fourth dorsal spine rather the longest, j height of body, 

 and nearly as high as the commencement of the soft dorsal, 

 the last ray of which is rather prolonged. Pectoral falciform and 

 1 diameter of the eye longer than the head ; spine of anal well 

 developed, and nearly half as long as first ray; the base of the 

 last ray is rather distant from the preceding. Caudal deeply 

 forked. Scales over body, chest, cheeks, but not on the upper 

 jaw or occipital crest, which is moderately developed. Lateral 

 line with a long irregular curve (which is f as long as the 

 straight portion), becoming straight below the sixth or seventh 



Fig. 56. Caranx affinis. 



dorsal ray ; the plates begin about the fifth or eighth scale on the 

 straight portion, becoming well developed near the end of the dorsal 

 fin, below which they are j the height of the body. About 100 

 rows of scales along the lateral line. Colour silvery along the 

 back, becoming golden on the abdomen ; a series of short vertical 

 bauds, as wide as the ground-colour, cross the lateral line along 

 its whole extent. A black shoulder-spot extending on to the 

 opercle. Fins yellow, tip of second dorsal anteriorly white, 

 posteriorly with rather a dark summit ; anal with a white edge. 



Hal>. Red Sea, seas of India, Audamans, to the Malay Archi- 

 pelago and beyond. At Madras this species is common, especially 

 during the cold months. I have found some full of developed ova as 

 early as March. 



