642 PHTSOSTOMI. 



the snout ttan to the base of the caudal fin : pectoral does not reach the ventral, which latter does not extend 

 half-way to the base of the anal : caudal deeply forked, the lower lobe the longer. Scales — in regular horizontal 

 rows, with two or three raised lines along their base, 25 serrated scales along the abdominal edge. Colours — 

 back blue, .shot with purple : a fine yellow line dividing it from the silvery sides and abdomen : a blue spot on 

 the operclo ; outer third of caudal lobes black. 



Habitat. — Seas of India and the Malay Archipelago. 



Genus, 5 — CoEiCA, Hamilton Buchanan. 



Chipeoides and Clupeichthys, Bleeker. 



Body oblong, modorately compressed. Loiver jaw the longer. Teeth, udien present, rudimentary and. deciduous. 

 Dorsal fin situated nearly opposite the ventral : anal of moderate extent, its last rays may be thickened and detached. 

 Gatidal forked. Scales of medium size: abdomen serrated, serrature usxMlly commencing behind the pectoral fins. 



Geographical distribution. — India to the Malay Archipelago. 



SYNOPSIS OF SINGLE SPECIES. 

 Corica sohorna, D. IG, A. 15 + ii, L. 1. 40, L. tr. 0-V). 



Corica soborna, Plate CLXII, fig. 5. 

 Ham. Buch. pp. 253, 28.3; Gray and Hard. 111. Ind. Zool. (copied from H. B.'s ]\IS. drawing, and 

 name mis-spelt C. guborni); Day, Proc Zool. Soc. 18G9, p. 385. 



Pellona soborna, Cuv. and Val. xs, p. 325 ; Bleeker, Beng. p. 7-i. 



Corica argentata, Swainson, Fishes, ii, p. 204. 



.'' Sjiratella piseudoptenis, Bleeker, Borneo, p. 432 and Haring. p. 50. 



.'' Clupeoides pseicdopterus, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 452. 



Corica pseudopterus, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. vi, p. 98, t. 200, f. 3. 



Cutwaal ursi and God-haee, Ooriah. 



B. vi, D. 15-16(t^=-5^), p. 13, V. 8, A. 14-15 + ii (ty'tf ), C. 19, L. 1. 40-42, L. tr. 10. 



Length of head !Jl to 5|, of caudal Ss, height of body 5 to 5J in the total length. Eyes — diameter 2/5 

 of length of head, 1/2 a diameter from end of snout, 2/3 of a diameter apart. Body elongated, strongly 

 compressed. Maxilla reaches to below the middle of the orbit. Fins — dorsal arises rather nearer the base of 

 the caudal than the snout, and rather behind the origin of the ventrals : the anal commences under the posterior 

 extremity of the dorsal and has its last two rays detached : caudal forked in its posterior third, the lower lobe 

 the longer. Scales^lO or 11 serrated scales along its abdominal edge, commencing below the jiectoral fin : 

 anterior to the ventral fin there are 10 or 11, and 7 or 8 posterior to it. Colours — silvery, with a light band. 



Habitat. — Orissa and Bengal : rarely attaining above 2 inches in length. The example figured (life-size) 

 was from Orissa. 



Genus, C — Pellona, Citvier and Valenciennes. 



Hisha, Gray : Platygaster, Swainson. 



Branch' ostegals six. Body rather elongated and strongly compressed, with the thoracic and, ahdominal edges 

 serrated. Mouth of moderate size, upper jaiv generally emarginate and shorter than the lower. Fine sharp teeth 

 the jaivs, palatines, and piterygoid bones, also on the tongue, but none on the vomer. Dorsal fin small, median. 

 Ventrals small, inserted anterior to the dorsal : anal elongated. Scales large, or of moderate size, rarely small. 



Owing to the individual variations amongst examples of this genus they are difficult to distinguish : 

 besides which, the types of Cuvier and Valenciennes require to be thoroughly re-examined. 



SYNOPSIS OF SPECIES. 



A. — Dorsal fin almost or entirely in advance of the anal. 



1. Pellona filigera, A. 46-50, L. 1. 50, L. tr. 15-16. Head S^, height of body 3| to 4 in the total length. 

 Scutes 22-23 before, 10-12 behind ventral fin. Bombay. 



2. Pellona elongata, A. 40-49, L. 1. 52-56, L. tr. 16. Head 4f to 5^, height of body 4^ to 4^ in the total 

 length. Scutes 20-24 before, and 8-10 behind ventral fin. Seas of India to Japan. 



3. Pellona motius, A. 40-41, L. 1. 43-45, L. tr. 12-13. Head 5, height of body 4 to 41 in the total length. 

 Scutes 15-16 before, and 7-8 behind ventral fin. Fresh waters and estuaries of Bengal and Oris.sa. 



4. Pellona Indica, A. 39-40, L. 1. 44, L. tr. 13-14. Head 4^, height of body 3} to 3.V in the total length. 

 Scutes 18 before, and 7-8 behind ventral fin. East coast of Africa, seas of India to the Malay Arcliiijelago. 



5. Pellona ditcheht, A. 36-40, L. 1. 40-44, L. tr. 14. Head 4^, height of body i} in the total length. 

 Scutes 23 before, and lO behind ventral fin. Coromandel coast of India. 



6. Pellona Hoevenii, A. 36, L. 1. 43. Head 4^, height of body 3i in the total length. Scutes 13 before, 

 and 9 behind ventral fin. A bone armed with teeth situated in place of ligament between premaxillary and 

 maxillary bones. Coromandel coast of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



B. — Dorsal fin situated entirely or partially over the anal. 



7. Pellona brachjsoma, A. 46-51, L. 43-44, L. tr. 14-15. Head 4^ to 4f , height of body 3i to 3|- in the 

 total length. Scutes 18 before, and 8 behind ventral fin. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



8. Pellona megaloptera, A. 43-50, L. 1. 48-50, L. tr. 14-15. Head 4^ to 4§, height of body 3f to 4 in the 

 total length. Scutes 22 anterior, and 8 behind ventral fin. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



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