FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACElJT SEAS 585 



Depth slightly over 5 in total, body broad and thick set; head 

 little shorter than body depth. Abdominal serrae very strong. 

 Dorsal pointed, rays 19, A. 17. Caudal deeply forked. Pectoral 

 pointed. Ventral inserted opposite fifth dorsal ray. Bluish or 

 grayish on back, rest of body silvery. Tips of front dorsal rays 

 black. Caudal gray. Length, 204 mm. (Valenciennes.) 



Valenciennes says it was sent from New Holland by M. J. Vers- 

 eaux, the last name evidently a misprint for Verreaux. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES 



or'. Herklotsella. Back with 2 bluish saddlelike blotches ; lower gill rakers 35 ; 



lateral scales 36 to 38 dispilonotus 



a^. Back without 2 black saddlelike blotches ; 40 or more lateral scales. 

 &\ Clxjpalosa. Lower gill rakers 30 to 40. 



c\ Depth 2%o; head 3%; eye 2^^ in head maccullochi 



c'. Depth 2%; head 3%; eye 2% in head konigsberg-eri 



(f. Depth 3; head 3%; eye 3i/4 in head bulan 



c*. Depth 31/10; head 3%; eye 2% in head lippa 



c\ Depth 31/3 to 4; head 31/3 to 4; eye 3 to 3% in head ovalis 



c^ Depth 4 to 414 ; head 4 to 4% ; eye 3V2 to 3% in head schrammii 



6*. Paralosa. Lower gill rakers 42 to 70. 



d\ Depth 2% to 31/5 ; eye 3 iu head ; lower gill rakers 45 castelnaui 



d\ Depth 3 to 4; eye SVs to 3%, in head, 

 e^. Lower gill rakers 50. 

 f\ Scales 38 to 48 ; dorsal with black spot at origin and apex black ; 



tips and inner caudal edge black tawilis 



f. Scales 40 to 42 ; tips of caudal lobes blackish vittata 



f. Scales 44 to 46; caudal uniform zunasi 



e'. Lower gill rakers 60 to 70 ; scales 40 nymphaea 



d\ Depth 4 to 5; eye SV- to 3y8 in head dollfusi 



Subgenus Herklotsella Fowler 



Back with 2 black saddlelike blotches. Lower gill rakers 35. 

 Lateral scales 3G to 38. 



HARENGULA DISPILONOTUS Bleeker 



Earengula dispilonotus Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Nederland. Indie, vol. 3, p. 

 (445) 456, 1852 (type locality: Banka).— Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 ser. 8, vol. 19, p. 389, 1917 (type).— Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila- 

 delphia, vol. 85, p. 246, 1933 (reference); vol. 86, p. 69 (Benoa; Sanoer, 

 Bali), p. 86, 1934 (Sriracha). — Herre, Fishes Herre Philippine Exped. 

 1931, p. 15, 1934 (Cebu).— RoxAs, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 55, p. 280, 

 pi. 2, fig. 12 (scale), 1934 (Mindoro; Iloilo ; Balabac). — Roxas and Martin, 

 Dept. Agr. Comm. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 21, 1937 (reference). — Fowler, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 89, p. 131, fig. 1, 1937 (Rayong, 

 Siam).— Heere and Myers, Raffles Mus. Bull., No. 13, p. 12, 1937 (Singa- 

 pore). — Fowler, List Fish. Malaya, p. 26, 1938 (reference). 



Clupea dispilonotus GiJNTHER, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 7, p. 429, 1868 

 (type). — Weber, Siboga Exped., Fische, vol. 57, p. 9, 1913 (Kangeang 

 Island). 



