268 Annals of the South African Museum. 



eye and base of caudal ; 4th ray about T % length of head, succeeding 

 rays rapidly decrease giving the fin a triangular shape. Pectorals 

 nearly equal length of head. Ventrals nearly f length of head. 

 Anal 38, commences below or slightly behind last ray of dorsal ; 

 anterior rays about f height of longest rays of dorsal, succeeding 

 12 or 13 decrease rapidly, remainder subequal. Caudal forked, 

 1| times length of head. Abdomen compressed ; the spiny scutes 

 extending forward to gill-openings, 14 before 10 behind insertion 

 of ventrals. Lat. 1. 42. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), darkish above, silvery on sides ; 

 black venules in scapular region. 



One specimen, 145 mm. in length, from Mr. Komer Eobinson, 

 Natal. 



ETBUMEUS MICKOPUS, Schleg. 



Depth of body, 6 times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 4^ times. Snout -| diameter of eye, which is nearly 2 T 9 g times 

 in length of head and twice the interorbital width. Lower jaw 

 slightly projecting beyond upper, maxillary reaches to vertical of 

 anterior margin of eye. 



Dorsal 18 ; originates nearer to point of snout than to base of 

 caudal by about the length of the base of dorsal fin ; 2nd and 3rd 

 rays f length of head, remainder rapidly shortening, upper border 

 of fin slightly concave. Pectorals ^ length of head, axillary scale 

 very long. Ventrals about -J length of head. Anal 10, originates in 

 posterior sixth of body, low. Caudal nearly ^ length of head, 

 forked. Scales 52-54. Lat. tr. 13. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), dark on back above lateral line, 

 sides and belly silvery. 



One specimen, 145 mm. in length, from Mr. Komer Eobinson, 

 Natal. 



CLUPEA DURBANENSIS, Eegan. 



Depth of body 2-J to 2f times in total length excluding caudal, 

 length of head 3^ times. Snout equals diameter of eye, which is 

 slightly less than interorbital width and 4 to 4f times in length 

 of head. Eyes with adipose lids ; snout obtuse, lower jaw closing 

 within the upper and curving upwards into a bony point at syrn- 

 physis, which is received into a corresponding notch on upper jaw ; 

 maxillary reaches to vertical of about middle of orbits ; gill-rakers 

 fine, long, and very numerous, lower branch of anterior branchial 

 arch scarcely bent ; postorbital portion of head about same length as 

 remainder of head. 



