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U.S.N.M. No. 62331. OnomicM, Japan. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 102-115 



mm. 2 examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 71189. Tomakomai, Japan. Albatross collection. 1906. Length 



52-80 mm. 30 examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 71295. Otarii, Japan. Albatross collection. Length, 86-93 mm. 



3 examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 71368. Misaki, Japan. Albatross collection, 1906. Length, 67- 



72 mm. 18 examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 82609. Misaki. Albatross collection. Length, 118 mm. 



Genus ANCHOVIELLA Fowler 



Anchoviella Fowlek, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1911, p. 211. (Type, 



Pngraulis perfasciatus Poey, orthotypic. ) 

 Menidia Browne, Nat. Hist. Jamaica, ed. 2, p. 46, 1789. (Nonbinomial.) (Type, 



Atherina browni Gmelin, designated by Jordan and Evermann, Genera of 



Fishes, pt. 1, p. 46, 1917.) 

 Encrasicholus (Commerson) Lacep£de, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, p. 458, 1803 



(name in synonymy). (Nonbinomial). (Type, Clupea vittargentea Lac§- 



p§de, designated by Jordan and Evermann, Genera of Fishes, pt. 1, p. 71, 



1917.) 



Body elongate. Snout prominent. Eye moderate. Maxillary may 

 reach to gill opening. Teeth fine, in jaws, on vomer, palatines, ptery- 

 goids and tongue. Gill rakers 25 to 50. Branchiostegals 11 to 13. 

 Scales thin, very deciduous. Preventral spiny scutes not over 7. 

 Dorsal usually without small predorsal spine, entirely or partly before 

 anal. Anal short, rays 15 to 23. Upper pectoral ray not extended. 



Small translucent marine fishes always with a distinct silvery later- 

 al band. They live in large schools, feeding upon plankton and 

 nekton. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES 



a\ Anal rays 13 or 14 celebica 



a^ Anal rays 16 to 18 pseudoheteroloba 



a\ Anal rays 19 to 23. 



b\ Anal origin behind dorsal base ; D. 13 to 15. 

 c\ Anal length 6 in total length. 

 d^. Scales 35 or 36 ; maxillary tapers behind, end rounded, reaches hind 



preopercle edge heteroloba 



d". Scales 41 to 44 ; maxillary truncate behind, reaches mandibular joint. 



purpurea 

 cl Anal length 7 to 7^2 in total length; maxillary truncate behind, reaches 



mandibular joint; scales 38 zollingeri 



6^ Anal origin below dorsal base. 



e\ Abdominal scutes 8 or 9 between pectorals and ventrals; maxillary 



reaches gill opening holodon 



e*. Abdominal scutes 6 or 7 between pectorals and ventrals ; maxillary 

 reaches gill opening; anal length 5 to 5% in total length. 



f. D. 14 waitei 



f. D. 15 or 16 commersonii 



e*. Abdominal scutes 6 between pectorals and ventrals; maxillary 

 reaches preopercle angle chinensis 



