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Nematalosa elongata Johnston and Bancroft, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 

 33, p. 177, 1921 (mortality at Longreach, Thomson River). — McCulloch and 

 Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, pt. 2, p. 132, 1925 (reference). — 

 McCutxocH, Austral. Mus. Mem., vol. 5, p. 132, 1929 (reference). 



Depth 3, little more than head; profile of head somewhat flatter 

 than in Nematolosa come. Eye % hidden by adipose membrane. 



Scales 42 in median lateral series. Abdomen strongly serrated its 

 whole length, scales not deciduous. 



D. 14, last ray reaches caudal origin ; A. 19 ; ventral begins opposite 

 third dorsal ray. 



Silvery, with back and fins darker. Length, 280 mm. (Macleay.) 



Queensland, in fresh water. 



NEMATALOSA JAPONICA Regan 



Nematalosa japonica Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 19, p. 313, 1917 

 (type locality: Inland sea of Japan). 



Depth 3; head 4^/^. Snout equals eye, which 4i/^ in head; max- 

 illary reaches l^ in eye; second suborbital with oblique lower edge, 

 leaves naked space above lower limb of preopercle. 



Scales 48 to 50 in medial lateral series, 19 or 20 transversely. Ven- 

 tral scutes 19 or 20 + 12 to 14. 



D. 16 to 18; A. 21 to 23; ventral below front or middle part of 

 dorsal. 



A dark humeral spot. Length, 200 mm. (Regan.) 



Japan. Described from 3 specimens. 



NEMATALOSA NASUS (Bloch) 



Clupca nasus Bloch, Naturg. ausland. Fische, vol. 9, p. 116, pi. 429, fig. 1. 1795 

 (type locality: Malabar). — Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, p. 426, 1801 (Mala- 

 bar). — CirviER, Regne animal, vol. 2, p. 174, 1817 (reference) ; ed. 2, vol. 2, p. 

 320, 1829 (on Kome Russell, Fishes of Coromandel, vol. 2, p. 76, pi. 196, 

 1803, Vizagapatam). 



Chatoessus nasus Swainson, Nat. Hist. Animals, vol. 2, p. 293, 1839 (copied). — 

 Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 21, p. 104, 1848 (Pondicherry ; Bom- 

 bay).— Bleekee, Verb. Batav. Genootsch. (Japan), vol. 25, p. 18, 1853 (refer- 

 ence ) .—Gijnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 7, p. 407, 1868 (part).— Day, 

 Fishes of India, pt. 4, p. 634, pi. 160, fig. 4, 1878 (India).— Boulengee, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. London, 1887, p. 666 (Muscat).— Day, Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, 

 vol. 1, p. 387, fig. 120, 1889.— Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, p. 581, 1895 

 (Luzon: Manila). — Phxay, Joum. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 33, p. 355, 

 1929 (Travancore). — Tieant, Service Oc^anogr. Peches Indo-Chine, 6* note, 

 pp. 116, 174, 1929 (Thudaunot). 



Dorosoma nasus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland, vol. 6, p. 142, pi. (2) 260. 

 fig. 4, 1866-72 (Java, Singapore, Banka, Celebes, Batjan, Obi Major, Amboina, 

 Ceram, Philippines). — Steindachner, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math.- 

 nat. Kl.. vol. 71, pt. 1, p. 156, 1907 (Tamarida, Kor Garrieh, Gischin).— 

 Weber and Beaiifort, Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago, vol. 2, p. 24, 1913 

 (Bleeker's specimen). — Oshima, Annot. Zool. Japon., vol. 11, p. 2, 1926 

 (Haiho, Hainan). — Chabanaud, Service Oc^anogr. Peches Indo-Chine. V 



