168 TELEOSTEI ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



932. (25.) Caranx nigripinnis. 



Caranx nigripinnis, Day, Fish. India, p. 225, pi. li, tig. 5 (see synon.). 

 D.7-8 | 1/23-28. P. 23. A. 2 | 1/20-22. C. 19. Sc. 1.55-60. 



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

 Eyes with wide anterior and posterior adipose lids (in one speci- 

 men with only a very broad posterior one) ; diameter 3| to 3| in 

 length of head, 1 diam. from end of snout, and 1^ apart. Dorsal 

 and abdominal profiles about equally convex. Snout and lower 

 jaw rather broad and rounded, the width of gape being rather more 

 than the depth of the cleft ; lower jaw somewhat the longer ; the 

 maxilla reaching to below the front edge of eye. Greatest depth 

 of preorbital equals f of diameter of orbit. Teeth in both jaws 

 in a single row of equal size, none on the vomer or palate, some on 

 the tongue. Fiiis dorsal spines of moderate strength, third longest, 

 from to 5 height of body, and from 5 shorter than to as long as 

 the first rays ; last dorsal ray thickened but not prolonged. Pectoral 

 falciform, and from as long as the head to slightly longer. Caudal 

 rather deeply forked. Scales over body, chest, behind the eyes, and 

 on the upper portion of the opercles. No sheath to soft dorsal and 

 anal fins. Lateral line 105 scales ; moderately curved in front and 

 becoming straight below the fourth or fifth dorsal rays, where the 

 plates commence ; they soon become pretty well developed, the depth 

 of the largest equalling from -jL to ^3 of that of the body. Colour 

 silvery, shot with gold : first dorsal deep black, anal with a white 

 edge. A wide dark band along the second dorsal ; its upper anterior 

 corner white. 



Hdb. Madras and Andamans. 



933. (26.) Caranx speciosns. 



Scomber speciosus (Forsk.\ Gmel. Syst. Nat. p. 1332. 



Caranx speciosus, Day, Fish. India, p. 226, Suppl. p. 789 (see synon.). 



Poloosoo parah, Tel. ; Pathi parah and Pilli parah, Tarn. ; Nga wen, 

 Arracan. 



D.7-8 | 1/18-20. P. 22. V.l/5. A.2 | 1/15-16. C.19. Sc.1.13-15. 

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

 in middle of depth of head, without adipose lids, but the skin 

 extends slightly over the edge of the eye all round ; diameter 4 to 

 4| in length of head, 1| diam. from end of snout. Body oval and 

 strongly compressed. Interorbital space much elevated, having a 

 crest along its middle Jaws of equal length ; maxilla reaches to 

 below first third or middle of orbit. Greatest depth of preorbital 

 equals 1 diameter of eye. Pre-, sub-, and interopercles finely 

 serrated in the young, crenulated or entire in adults. Teeth absent 

 from jaws and palate. Fins spines of first dorsal weak, third or 

 ughest A height of body ; interspinous membrane rather deeply 

 emargmate; the recumbent spine anterior to the fin is very distinct in 



