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Scales 44 in medial lateral series to caudal base; each with 11 

 transverse striae, of which 2 to 6 sometimes complete medially. Ab- 

 dominal scutes 16 + 10. 



D. Ill, 9, first branched ray 11/3 to 11/2 in head; A. iii, 35 to 37, 

 origin below bases of last dorsal rays, first branched ray l%o to 2; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 23/5 to 2% ; pectoral 1% ; ventral 23^ 

 to 2% ; caudal 3iA to 3% in rest of fish, forked. 



Back brown, sides and below silvery white. Iris white. Fins 

 pale, dorsal and caudal grayish. 



South Africa. 



2 examples. A.N.S.P. Delagoa Bay. Portuguese East Africa. 1922. Lengtli, 

 163-168 mm. 



THRISSOCLES SETIROSTRIS (Broussonet) 



Clupea setirostris Bkoussonet, Iclith., vol. 1, no pagination, pi. 2, 1782 (type 

 locality : Pacific Ocean near Tanna Island, Society Group) ; Tabl. Ichth., 

 p. 186, pi. 76, fig. 316, 1788 (Pacific Ocean; Red Sea).— Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 

 Linn., vol. 1, p. 1407, 1789 (Pacific Ocean; Red Sea).— Walbx^um, Artedi 

 Pise, vol. 3, p. 41, 1792 (copied). — Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, p. 428, 

 1801 (Pacific Ocean).— Lacep£de, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, pp. 425, 459, 1803 

 (Arabia, Great Equinoxial Ocean). — Cuviek, R^gne animal, vol. 2, p. 176, 

 1817 (reference) ; ed. 2, vol. 2, p. 323, 1829 (reference). 



Engraulis setirostris Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 21, p. 69, 1848 

 (India). — Bleekek, Verb. Batav. Genootscb. (Hariug.), vol. 24, p. 44, 1852 

 (Batavia; Surabaja; Kammal ; Bangcallang) ; (Bengal.), vol. 25, p. 74, 

 1853 (reference) ; Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 6, p. 134. 1866-72 

 (Java, Madura, Bali, Sumatra, Nias, Banka, Celebes, Amboina). — Guntheb, 

 Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 7, p. 397, 1868 (Indian Archipelago).— 

 Bleekee, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 4, p. 118, 1874 (Chinese draw- 

 ing). — Day, Fishes of India, pt. 4, p. 626, 1878; Fauna British India, 

 Fishes, vol. 1, p. 391, 1889.— Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, p. 581, 1895 

 (Luzon, Manila). — Steindachneb, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wieu, math.-nat. 

 Kl., vol. 71, pt. 1, p. 157, 1907 (Gischin). — Gilchrist and Thompson. Ann. 

 South African Mus., vol. 6, p. 267, 1908-11 (Natal). — Gunther, Journ. Mus. 

 Godeffroy, pt. 16, p. 379, 1909 (on Forster). — Gilchrist, Marine Biol. Rep. 

 South Africa, No. 1, p. 64, 1913 (Natal).— Webek, Slboga Exped., Fische, 

 vol. 57, p. 7, 1913 (Macassar and Sulibabu Island). — Weber and Beaufort, 

 Fishes Indo- Australian Archipelago, vol. 2, p. 40, fig. 18, 1913 (Batavia 

 and Puger; Makassar; Beira, East Africa). — Gilchrist and Thompson, 

 Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, No. 4, p. 296, 1917 (reference). — Fowler, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 79, p. 258, 1927 (Philippines) ; Mem. 

 Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 32, 1928 (compiled). — Tirant, Service Oceanogr. 

 Peches Indo-Chine, 6* note, pp. 29, 114, 174, 1929 (Hue).— Giltay, Mem. Mus. 

 Roy. Nat. Hist. Belg., ser. 5, vol. 3, p. 20, 1933 (Kema Bay, Celebes).— 

 Suvatti, Index Fish. Slam, p. 15, 1937 (Gulf of Siam; Phuket; Maenam 

 Canthaburi). 



Engraulis (Thrissa) setirostris Martens, Preuss. Exped. Ost Asien, vol. 1, 

 p. 404, 1876 (Bangkok). 



Stoleplwrus setirostris Bleekee, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 2, p. 291, 1865 

 (reference). 

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