Painting of an example by Drayton, March, 1840, la- 
beled "Bat of Islands, New Zealand, Numerous”, 
Drawing by Richard of example from Sydney. 
Caranx ascensionis (Osbeck). 
Head 3 2/5; depth 2 2/3; D. I, VIII - I to 22; A. II - 
I, 19; scales about 15> 30; snout 2 7/8 in head from upper 
jaw tip; eye 4 4/5; maxillary 2 3/5; interorbital 3 3/4 
Body well cempressed, oblong. Head width 2 1/5 its 
total length; median keel above nostrils, forming gibbous 
profile, Snout compressed, width 1 1/5 its length, Eye 
with hind pupil edge about midway in head length; broad 
adipose-lid soverian Tae third of eye. Mouth little ine 
clined from horizontal lower jaw slightly protruding, 
Maxillary to pupil; expansion 1 2/5 in eye. Two of conic 
teeth in each jaw, little larger in front and above fole 
lowed by narrow band of villiform ones close behinds lower 
teeth closer set and littbe smaller than upper outer ones; 
villiform teeth on vomer, close before eye! or about last 
fifth in snout. Interorbital elevated convexly, Rakers 5-+ 
21, lanceolate, equal filaments or 1 2/3 in eye. Scales 
adherent, simple, cycloid; circuli about 50 to 55; cheek 
scales 22; breast entirely covered with close-set scales, 
Soft dorsal origin about midway between snout tip and cau- 
dal base; fin elongate, pointed front lobe 1 1/3 in fin 
base, Front anal lobe 1 1/8 in head; ventral 21/6, Pecto- 
ral long, falcate, about reaches l4th scute in lateral line, 
