Teeth conic, in single row in each jaw, though upper with 
row or narrow band of minute teeth; villiform teeth on 
vomer, palatines and tongue. Nostrils together, at last 
fifth in snout. Interorbitak convex, elevated, median 
keel from above nostrils to occiput moderately convex. 
Rakers 7418, lanceolate, 1+} in eye, filaments 7/8 of ra-~ 
kers, Scales mostly fallen, simple, cycloid, circuli about 1? 
to 47; curved section of lateral line 14 in straight section, 
scute width l 2/5 in eye. Fourth erect dorsal spine @ 3/Sin 
head, Soft dorsal inserted midway between front pupil edge 
and caudal base, first branched ray 1 3.5; first branched 
anal ray iene 1 2/5. ‘ectoral reaches to seventh branched 
anal ray base or eye-diameter longer than head; ventral 2 2/5 
4n head. In alcohol brownish, Fins uniform, pale brown, 
No locality, likely Polynesia? Figure of example by Richard, 
from Fiji and from Tahiti, 
Caranx cheilge, Snyder, | 
Gead 327; D. I, VIII - I, 26; A. II = I, 23; scales 
867-23; snout 2* in head; eye 6%; maxillary 3; interorbital 
3 1/3; head width 2 2/5, Head with strong keel above nostrils 
to occiput. Snout width 1 1/3 its hength, Eye midway in 
head length, with very narrow adipose-lid all around, -Maxile 
lary 4/5 to eye, upper edge slips entirely below preorbital; 
expansion 1 4/5 in eye. Lower jaw slightly shorter than up« 
per. Lips thick, coriaceous, broad, Row of rather short 
