FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAR 625 



Sardinops neophilchardus McCxnxocH, Australian Mus. Mem., No. 5, p. 40, 1929 

 (reference). — Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 11, p. 116, 1937 

 ( Australian references ) . 



Alausa melanosticta (not Schlegel) Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 20, 

 p. 444, 1847 (Bay of Islands, New Zealand). 



Clupca sprattus (not Linnaeus) Guntheb, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1871, p. 672, 

 1871 (Tasmania). — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 6, p. 

 260, 1882 (copied).— Kent, Naturalist in Australia, p. 175, 1897. 



Clupca sagcu (not Jenyns) Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc. Victoria, vol. 1, 

 p. 187, 1872 (Melbourne). — Hector, Colonial Mus. Governm. Surv. Dept. 

 Fishes New Zealand, p. 119, pi. 11, fig. 100, 1872; p. 63, 1873 ( compiled ).-- 

 Castelnau, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 3, p. 355, 1879 (Port 

 Jackson). — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 4, p. 371, 1880 

 (New South Wales) ; vol. 6, p. 258, 1881 (reference).— Woods, Fish Fisher. 

 New South Wales, p. 86, 1882.— Johnston, Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania, 1882, 

 p. 133, 1883.— Arthur, Trans. New Zealand Inst., vol. 15, p. 208, pi. 34, fig. 2, 

 1883 (Picton).— Ogilby, Cat. Fishes New South Wales, p. 56, 1886 (refer- 

 ence). — Shekrin, Handb. New Zealand, p. 71, 1886. — Lucas, Pioc. Roy. Soc. 

 Victoria, new ser. vol. 2, p. 37, 1890 (Victoria). — Hutton, Trans. New Zea- 

 land Inst., vol. 22, p. 284, 1890 (reference). — Johnston, Proc. Roy. Soc. Tas- 

 mania, 1890, p. 37, 1891 (reference).— Kent, Great Barrier Reef, p. 300, 1893 

 (Sydney).— Ogilby, Edible Fishes New South Wales, p. 180, pi. 45, 1893.— 

 Kent, Naturalist in Australia, p. 175, 1897. — Hutton, Index Fauna New Zea- 

 land, p. 51, 1904.— Waite, Rec. Canterbury Mus., vol. 1, No. 1, p. 10, 1907 

 (reference).— ZiETZ, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia, vol. 32, p. 294, 1908 

 (reference). — Ogilby, Marine Dept. Queensland, p. 15, 1911. 



Depth 5 to 5% ; head 334 to 4, width I34 to 2. Snout 3 to 314 in 

 head from snout tip ; eye 4 to 4%, I14 to 1% in eye, subequal with 

 interorbital ; maxillary reaches I/3 to % in eye, expansion 1/2 to % in 

 eye, length 214 to 2i/^ in head from snout tip; upper jaw front with 

 slight median notch; no teeth; interorbital 5 to 51/9, slightly elevated, 

 flattened; opercle with 4 conspicuous slightly radiating striae from 

 above down posteriorly. Gill rakers 40+75, slender, equal eye; gill 

 filaments 1% in eye. 



Scales 44 to 60 in median lateral series to caudal base and 4 or 5 

 more on latter; 11 transversely, 19 to 24 predorsal. Abdominal 

 serrae 17 ? to 20+12 to 17 ? Caudal base scaly. Scales with 6 

 marginal vertical striae above and as many below, not joined medi- 

 ally; circuli as vertical, parallel, close-set striae, none apical where 

 scale edge fringed. 



D. Ill, 15, I or III, 16, I, first branched ray 1% to 1% in total head 

 length ; A. iii 16, i, to in, 17, i, first branched ray ^% to 43^ ; caudal 

 li/s to 114, forked, lobes pointed; least depth of caudal peduncle 4 

 to 41/8 ; pectoral 1% to 13^ ; ventral 23^ to 2%- 



Deep slate blue above, sides and below silvery white. Mandible tip 

 and snout above leaden dusky. Fins grayish. Anal and paired fins 

 whitish. Iris silvery white. 



