160 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERTGII. 



921. (14.) Caranx kalla. 



Caranx kalla, Cuv. $ Val H. N. Pom. ix, p. 49 ; Day, Fish. India 

 p. 219, pi. xlix, fig. 5 (see synon.). 



Kalla parah, Tarn. 

 D. 8 | 1/23-24. P. 20. A. 2 | 1/19-20. C. 17. Sc. 1. 40-44. 



Length of head 4| to 5, height of body 3 to 3| in the total length. 

 Eyes with a developed posterior adipose lid ; diameter 3 in length 

 of head, f diam. from end of snout, and | apart. Abdominal 

 profile more convex than dorsal. Lower jaw the longer ; maxilla 

 reaches to below first third of eye. Greatest depth of preorbital 

 equal to half diameter of eye. Teeth in the jaws in a single row 

 in a A-shaped spot on votner, in a band on palatines, also along 

 middle of tongue. Fins dorsal spines of moderate strength, 

 third and fourth longest, 3 height of body, and 5 less than 

 anterior portion of second dorsal. Pectoral falciform, from 4- 

 to as long as height of body. Anal commences below fourth 

 dorsal ray ; last anal ray and last dorsal a little elongate. Caudal 

 deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Scales over the body, 

 chest, and some on the cheeks ; a well-developed sheath to dorsal 

 and anal fins. Lateral line having 80 scales, rather strongly 

 curved anteriorly, but not ending abruptly ; the height of the arch 

 equals 3 of its length, whilst the length equals f that of straight 

 portion, which commences below fourth or fifth dorsal ray. 

 Keeled plates begin at commencement of straight portion, and 

 below end of second dorsal they are \ of height of body. Colour 

 bluish green above, shot with silver, sides and abdomen silvery, 

 with nacreous reflexions ; a distinct black spot on the opercle. 

 The tail and caudal fin brilliant yellow, the upper lobe tinged with 

 green ; the other fins white, excepting the dorsal , which has some 

 black upon it. 



Hub. Eed Sea, seas of India and China ; attaining at least 8 

 inches in length. 



922. (15.) Caranx ire. 



Caranx ire, Cuv. $ Val. H. N. Povts. xix, p. 57 ; Day, Fish. India, 

 p. 220, pi. xlix, fig. 6 (see synon.). 



Nune parah and Karumunji parah, Tarn. ; Ire-parah, Tarn. ; Oolim- 



D. 8 | 1/23-24. P. 20. A. 2 | 1/19-20. C. 19. Sc. 1. 26-28. 

 Length of head 4| to 4|, of pectoral 5, height of body 3| to 4 in 

 the total length. Eyes having a narrow posterior "adipose lid 

 extending not quite halfway to the pupil ; diameter of eye 3| to 4 

 m length of head, 1 to 1^ diam. from end of snout, and nearly i 

 apart. Dorsal and anal profiles about equally convex; snout 

 slightly elevated. Jaws of about equal length anteriorly, or the 

 lower slightly the longer ; the maxilla reaches to below the front 



