variously complete, though smaller number in the Sumatran 
example. All are therefore to be referred to C, ignobilis, 
Drawing by Richard of example from Hilo, 
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Careanx crysos (Mitchill). ~.%%W///, . 
A small example, 77 mm, long (caudal damaged) without 
locality, may have been from Rio Janeiro? It shows: Head 
3 1/3; depth 2 2/3; D.I,VIII - 1,26; A. II - I, 24; scales 
55+ 45 in lateral line; snout 3% in head from upper jaw tip; 
eye 3 2/3; maxillary 2 2/3; maxillary 2 2/3; interorbitai’3 1/8. 
Contour evenly ellipsoid. Head width half its total length, 
Se about long as wide. Hind pupil edge about midway in heai 
length, Mouth oblique, lower jaw slightly protruded. Maxillary 
beyond front eye edge but not quite to pupil; expansion 1 2/3 
in eye. Teeth minute, little developed, few as single row in 
each jaw, minute teeth on vomer, palatines and tongue, Nostrils 
together at last third in snout. Interorbital convexly elongated, 
median keel midway to occiput. Rakers about 15732, finely lane 
ceolate, 1 1/6 in eye; fialments about 2/3 of rakers, Scales 
adherent, nonstriate, circuli 17 to 28; scute width 2 2/3 in eye; 
curve of L ia ie 9 as 5 straight section. Soft dorsal origin mide 
way between eye center and caudal base. In alcohol brownish, 
paler below, Fins all brown, Opercular spot small, faded, 
Another young example, likewise without date, 88 mm.? may 
also have been from Rio Janeiro? It shows: Head 3%, depth 
leteral line 
23/5; D. I, VIII - I, 233 A. II - I, 19; scales 58745 in +=; 
