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denticulated, but most strongly so at its rounded angle. Teeth in the 

 outer row enlarged ; a pair of small canines. Fins : pectoral as long 

 as the head without the*snout; caudal pointed. Colours: brownish, 

 becoming golden below ; fins dark-coloured. 

 Habitat. Bombay, where it is not uncommon during the cold season. 

 It attains at least 8 inches in length. 



Fam. CARANGIDiB. 



There appear to be found in Madras a large number of Horse- 

 Mackerels whose existence in the seas of the Indian Empire is 

 still unrecorded. This fact did not escape the observation of the 

 late Dr. Jerdon, who, in the ' Madras Journal of Literature and 

 Science ' (No. 39 of 1851), observed, after referring to ten distinct 

 species, " besides all these, I have drawings of at least twelve more 

 of this genus, most of which have distinct native names ; but I 

 have not the means of verifying them just now. They abound at 

 Madras, but are comparatively rare on the Malabar coast." 

 Amongst these twelve were probably the Caranx mate, Cuv. and 

 Val., C. Bidii, Day, C. melanostethos, Day, and C. nigrescens, Day. 

 Amongst the remainder would seem to be the following: — 



Caranx gymnostethoides, Bleeker. 



A specimen about 18 inches in length is in the Madras Museum, 

 which, however, has D. 8 | ^, A. 2 | ^, instead of D. 8 | ^, A. 2 | l - ; 

 and two more, which I procured from the Bazaars, were iden- 

 tical with the Museum one. Caranx macrurus, Bleeker, C. malam, 

 Bleeker, C. ire, Cuv. and Yah, C. sansun, Hup., C. chrysophryoides, 

 Bleeker, are all found in the sea at Madras. 



Histiophorus brevirostris, Play/air. 



Two stuffed specimens, apparently identical with this species 

 of Sword- fish, as described in the ' Fishes of Zanzibar,' exist in 

 the Madras Museum. The longest is 4 feet 4 inches ; they were 

 obtained in Madras, where they are said to be not uncommon. 



Cynoglossus macrolepidotus, Bleeker. 



This species of flatfish is common in Madras and on the Malabar 

 coast. 



Cynoglossus dubius, sp. nov. 

 D. 1 10, V. 4, A. 88, C 12, L. r. 104. 



Length of head |, height of body f of the total length. Eyes, diameter 

 T x of length of head, 1<| diameter apart; the upper eye very slightly 

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