162 TELBOSTEI. ACANTHOPTEETGII. 



Anal similar to but lower than the second dorsal. Caudal forked. 

 Scales present on cheeks, round posterior edge of eye, the body 

 and chest, also forming a low groove along the bases of second 

 dorsal and anal fins. Lateral line about 150 scales, it forms a 

 very gradual curve to below the 12th dorsal ray, when it becomes 

 straight ; the keels are most developed on the free portion of the 

 tail, where the largest equal ^g- of height of body. Colour 

 silvery, with a minute opercular spot ; vertical margin of preopercle 

 dark. 



Hob. Ked Sea and Andamans, where a specimen 10 inches long 

 was captured. 



9i:4. (17.) Caranx atropus. 



Brania atropus, El. Sc-hn. Syst. Ich. p. 98, t. 23. 



Caraux atropus, Day, Fish. India, p. 221 (see synon.). , 



fomni parah, Tarn. 



D. 8 | 1/22. P. 22. A. 2 | 1/18. C. 16. Sc. 1. 32-35. 



Length of head 3^ to 4, of pectoral 3, height of body 2| in 

 the total length. Eyes without adipose lids ; diameter 3^ to 3| in 

 length of head, f diam. from end of snout and also apart. Body 

 oval, strongly compressed, with the crest on the summit of the 

 head well developed ; maxilla reaches to below the middle of the 



MI jao, uiiu uuitr in me premaxiuanes very sugntiy me 

 larger ; in the lower jaw the teeth laterally form only a single row ; 

 a triangular patch on the vomer, a narrow band on the palatines 

 and along the middle of the tongue. ^ns spines of first dorsal 

 weak, third and fourth longest, and of height of body; 

 second dorsal highest anteriorly, its second ray being 4 of height 

 of body. Pectoral falciform. Ventral with a weak spine and 

 elongate rays which reach as far as anal and are receivable 

 into a groove, at the bottom of which are inserted the two preanal 

 spines. Caudal deeply lobed. Scales a, few on the cheeks and 

 >elow the eye, none on the remainder of the head ; body sealed 

 except on chest and from between bases of pectoral and ventral 

 is to head. A rather high scaly sheath to second dorsal and anal 

 fans. Lateral line about 75 scales, it curves to below fifth 

 ray of dorsal, then the keeled scales commence, the widest, 

 below last fourth of dorsal, being r y of height of body. Colour- 

 bluish green along the back, becoming silverv shot 'with purple 

 on the sides and beneath; a well-marked black opercular spit ; 

 ventra s deep black. The young are vertically banded, and the 

 opercular spot indistinct or absent. 



a fwHn S leu S th ^^ ^ ^ ^^ Archi P ela g > attaining at least 



