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Caranx caninus Gunther, 1867


Maximum recorded size:
101.0 cm FL (male)


Dentary of Caranx caninus

Coronoid process curved downward and oriented anteroposteriorly. Ventral process without particular shape, and oriented according to dorsal/ventral axis straight or curved according to dorsal/ventral axis. Its relief is flat or present a depression covered in part and at the tip, in posterior part, there is a pore. Meckelian fossa present. Internal and external notches small and internal notch of the same size or larger than the external one. Chin apophysis short. Mandibular symphysis oriented backward or vertically, straight. Tooth type: conical or caniniform in one rows of teeth. Bigger tooth at the anterior part. Teeth curved towards internal part. One or several pore on external side and on internal side. No foramen.


Specimen n°MNHN-6500
Study collection of P. Béarez (Paris, France)


Determination Béarez, P. (1994)
Length 49.0 cm SL, 63.0 cm TL (Unknown sex)
Collection site Salango (Ecuador)