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U.S.N.M. No. 72197. Manila. R. C. McGregor. Length, 120 mm. Lower gill 



rakers 76. As Harengula sundaica. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 72255. Aparri, Luzon. R. C. McGregor. Length, 135 mm., caudal 



ends broken. Lower gill rakers 80. As Harengula sundaica. 



SARDINELLA SINDENSIS (Day) 



Clupea sindensis Day, Fishes of India, pt. 4, p. 638, pi. 163, fig. 2, 1878 (type 

 locality: Kurachee, India); Fauna British India, Fishes, vol. 1, p. 374, 

 1889.— PrrxAT, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 33, p. 354, 1929 (Travan- 

 core), 



Sardinella sindensis Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 19, p. 383, 1917 

 (Sind. Bombay, Amboina, Formosa). — Herre and Mtees, Raffles Mus. Bull. 

 13, p. 12, 1937 (Singapore). 



f Meletta vevenosa Valenciennes, Hist. Nut. Poiss., vol. 20, p. 377, 1847 (type 

 locality: Seychelles). 



Alosa venenosa GxInther, Fishes of Zanzibar, p. 122, 1866 (Zanzibar). 



Clupea venenosa Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 7, p. 449, 1808 (Zanzi- 

 bar). — Meyer, Anal. Soc. Espafi. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 14, p. 42, 1885 

 (Rubi, New Guinea). 



Depth 3% to 4 ; head 3% to 4i/^. Snout long as or shorter than eye, 

 which 31/2 to 3% in head; maxillary reaches I/3 in eye. Lower gill 

 rakers 58 to 66. 



Scales 44 in medial lateral series; 11 to 13 transversely. Ventral 

 scutes 17 to 19 + 12 to 15. 



D. 17 to 19; A, 18 to 21; ventral 8, below or before middle of 

 dorsal. 



Dark spot at base of front dorsal rays. Upper part of dorsal and 

 ends of caudal lobes sometimes blackish. Length, 130 mm. 

 (Regan.) 



Zanzibar, Seychelles ?, India, East Indies, Formosa. According 

 to Day reaches 203 mm. 



SARDINELLA JUSSIEU (Lacgpede) 



Clupanodon jussieu Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, pp. 469, 474, pi. 11, fig. 2, 

 1803 (type locality: Mauritius). 



Clupeonia jussieui Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 20, p. 346, 1847 (Mauri- 

 tius, Bourbon, Madagascar). — Btjceker, Ncderland. Tijdschr. Dierk.. vol. 1. 

 p. 345, 1863 (Madagascar). — Guichenot, Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, 

 ser. 2, vol. 2, p. 147, 1866 (Madagascar).— Saia'Age, Hist. Nat. Madagascar, 

 Poiss., p. 495, 1891 (Madagascar). 



Clupeonia jussioei Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 20, pi. 599, 1S47. 



Clupeonia jussieu Guichenot, Notes ile Reunion, vol. 2, p. 29, 1863. 



Clupea jussieui Gxjntheb, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 7. p. 430, 1868 (copied). 



Sardinella jussieui Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadephia, vol. 79, p. 257, 

 1927 (Vigan, Orani, Orion, Philippines). 



Sardinella jussieu Fowler, Mem. Bishop ]Mus., vol. 10, p. 30, 1928 (compiled; 

 not Nukuhiva) ; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, 1929, p. 592 (Shang- 

 hai), p. 598, 1930 (Hong Kong) ; Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 11, p. 315, 1931 

 (reference) ; Hong Kong Nat., vol. 2, p. 118, 1931 (reference) ; Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 86, p. 411, 1934 (Natal; Philippines).— Roxas, 



