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sixteen on the transverse one ; the lateral line which passes 
over the seventh extends regularly to the base of caudal; 
the dorsal has ten strong spines of about equal length, except 
the first, which is much shorter than the others, and thirteen 
rays ; the caudal is not complete, but appears rounded ; it has 
fifteen long rays and several small ones on each side ; the anal 
has three strong spines, the first is the shortest and the 
second the longest; but the third is nearly equal to the last; the 
ventrals are well developed and have one rather long spine 
and five rays ; the pectorals are large ; they have nine 
branched rays and six simple ones ; these are thick and longer 
than the others ; they extend as far as the extremity of the 
ventrals ; the dorsal is received in a scaly sheath of the back, 
in which the spines lay alternately, forming two rows. 
The general colour is of a light yellowish brown, with the 
back darker ; the only specimen is two inches long. 
SPHYRCENA COMMERSONII. 
Syphrcena Commersonii, Guv. and Val, vol. iii., p. 352. 
Young specimen four inches long. 
CARANX VALENCIENNEI. 
The prseoperculum is very lightly serrated, which would 
place this sort in the genus Garangichthys, but this character 
being so feebly marked, and only visible on the membranous 
part, I consider it advisable to leave it in Garanx, and it then 
has to be placed with those which have none of the rays 
detached from the rest of the fins, neither at the dorsal or at 
the anal; the first dorsal developed, and none of the rays 
elongate ; teeth on the palate, those on the jaws small, on a 
viliform band, with an outer series of external longer ones ; 
height of body more than one-fourth of the total length ; it 
would thus be a Garanx for Dr. Bleeker, but differs from 
most of the known sorts by the greater height of the body, 
and its short maxillaries. 
The height of the body is contained twice and two-thirds 
in the total length ; the head three times and two-thirds in 
