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Clupea (Harengula)brachysonia Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. lud. N6erland., vol. 6, p. 



104, 1866-72 (Java, Sumatra, Banka). — Webek and Beaufort, "Verb. Akad. 



Wet. Amsterdam, vol. 17, p. 13, 1912 (Batavia) ; Fishes Indo-Australian 



Archipelago, vol. 2, p. 70, fig. 25, 1913 (Batavia). 

 Clupea Irachysoma GtJNTHEE, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 7, p. 423, 1868 (type; 



Java).— Day, Fishes of India, pt. 4, p. 635, pi. 163, fig. 3, 1878 (ludo China) ; 



Fauna British India, Fishes, vol. 1, p. 371, 1889. — Hardenberg, Trcubia, 



vol. 14, livr. 3, p. 305, 1934 (Rokan River mouth, Sumatra). 

 Earengula hraclxysoma Fowler and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 71, p. 1, 



1927 (Benkoelen, Sumatra ) .—Fowxeb, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 



vol. 87, p. 90, 1935 (Bangkok; Sriracha ; Paknam) ; vol. 89, p. 131, 1937 



(Bangkok; Paknam; Tachin). 

 Earengula hypelosoma Bleeker, Nat. Tljdschr. Nederland. Indie, vol. 8, p. 427, 



1855 (type locality : Amboina). 

 Clupea hypselosoma Gunthee, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 7, p. 431, 1868 (type). 

 Clupea hypelosoma Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 4, p. 375, 



1880 (Port Jackson) (error). 

 Clupea (Earengula) hypselosoma Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 6, 



p. 104, pi. (9) 267, fig. 2, 1866-72 (Amboina). 

 Alosa kowal (not Riippell) GtJNTHER, Fishes of Zanzibar, p. 123, 1866 (part). 



Depth 2%; head 3%, width 234- Snout 4% in head from snout 

 tip; eye 414, Ii^tt in snout, subequal with interorbital, adipose lids 

 broad, length 214 in head from snout tip; maxillary reaches i/^ in 

 eye, expansion II/2 length; no teeth, edges of jaws tranchant and 

 with distinct median upper notch ; interorbital 4%, low, little convex ; 

 supraorbital, cheek opercle above and upper posterior side of head 

 well as humeral region venulose. Gill rakers about 30 + 65, fine, 

 slender, longest equal gill filaments or nearly long as eye. 



Scales 40 in median lateral series to caudal base and 4 more on 

 latter; 14 transversely, 18 predorsal. Abominal scutes 17 + 12. Axil- 

 lary ventral scale ll^ in fin length. Scales with 4 to 6 transverse 

 slightly waved complete striae; circuli also all parallel and vertical 

 very fine, not extending apically where margin of scale fimbriate. 



D. IV, 13, I, first branched ray 1% in total head length ; A. ni, 17, 

 last 2 rays larger than preceding, first branched ray 3% ; caudal 3i/^ 

 in rest of body, slender lobes pointed ; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 21/^ in head ; pectoral II/4 ; ventral 2^5- 



Back neutral gray to olivaceous, sides and lower surface silvery 

 white. Iris whitish, with yellowish tints. Sides of head also with 

 yellowish tinge. Fins all pale or whitish. 



Zanzibar, Siam, East Indies, Philippines, China. 



5471 to 5482. Basud River, Luzon. June 15, 1909. Length, 56-94 mm. 



22 examples. Basud River, Luzon. June 15, 1909. Length, 56-95 mm. 



4 examples. Panabutan Bay, Mindanao. February 5, 1908. Length, 33-43 mm. 



1 example. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length, 48 mm. 



1 example. Santa Cruz, Marinduque. April 24, 1908. Length, 37 mm., caudal 

 tips damaged. 



1 example. A.N.S.P. Baram, Borneo. Dr. W. H. Furncss 3rd. Wistar Insti- 

 tute of Anatomy. Length, 188 mm. 



