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Stolephorus (Thrissa) setirostris Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland., vol. fi, 

 pi. (3) 261, fig. 1, 1866-72. 



Anchovia setirostris Jobdan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, p. 

 237, 1908 (Aparri).— Ogilbt, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 2, p. 92, 1913 

 (Cooktown). 



Thrissocles setirostris Fowlee, Copeia, No. 58, p. 62, 1918 (Philippines). — 

 McCuTLOcH and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, pt. 2, p. 133, 

 1925 (reference). — McCulloch, Australian Mus. Mem., vol. 5, p. 44, 1929 

 (Queensland). — Chevey, Inst. Oc^anogr. Indochine, 19* note, p. 9, 1932 

 (Amiman). — Hebee, Fishes Herre Philippine! Exped. 1931, p. 15, 1934 

 (Bauang Sur; Capiz). — Fovpxer, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 

 86, p. 413, 1934 (Natal).— Roxas, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 55, p. 259, 

 pi. 1, fig. 6, 1934 (Luzon; Mindoro). — Rosas and Maetin, Dept. Agr. 

 Comm. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 25, 1937 (reference). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 89, p. 132, 1937 (Paknam).— Hebre and Myebs, 

 Raffles Mus. Bull., No. 13, p. 13, 1937 (Singapore).— Fowleb, List Fish. 

 Malaya, p. 36, 1938 (reference). 



Clupea mystacina (Forster) Schneideb, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, p. 428, 1801 (name 

 in synonymy). — Lichtenstein, Descr. Anim. Forster, p. 295, 1844 (type 

 locality: Tanna Island). 



Tkryssa macrognathos Bleekee, Verb. Batav. Genootsch. (Madura), vol. 22, 

 p. 13, 1849 (type locality : Madura near Bangcallang, Kammal, and 

 Surabaya ) . 



Depth ZY2 to 434; head 4 to 41/5, width 214 to 21/2- Snout 53^ 

 to 43/2 in head; eye 3i/^ to 4, greater than snout, greater than inter- 

 orbital in young to subequal with age; maxillary reaches to de- 

 pressed ventral ends, to depressed pectoral tips in young, expansion 

 11/2 to 1% in eye, length 2 to 2% in combined head and body to 

 caudal base; interorbital 3% to 4, convexly elevated. Gill rakers 

 5 + 12, slender, lanceolate, equal gill filaments which V/2 in eye. 



Scales 40 to 42 in median lateral series to caudal base and 3 or 4 

 more on latter; 12 transversely, 18 or 19 predorsal. Abdominal 

 serrae 18+8 or 9. Scales with 11 or 12 short marginal basal striae, 

 of which 1 may be complete vertically ; circuli as very fine, parallel, 

 close-set, transverse or vertical striae, 



D. ni, 10 or ni, 11, with procumbent spine before dorsal origin, 

 first branched ray 1\\q to li/g in head; A. ni, 33, i or in, 34, i, 

 inserted below bases of last dorsal rays, first branched ray 1% to 

 11/2 in head ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 2i^ ; pectoral 1 to 

 IVio; ventral 1% to 2; caudal 3% to 3% in rest of body, deeply 

 forked, slender lobes pointed. 



Back light brown, sides and lower surfaces bright silvery white. 

 Iris silvery white. Fins pale brownish, hind caudal edge grayish. 

 Shoulder with gray adipose area with parallel horizontal dusky 

 venules. 



Red Sea, Arabia, East Africa, Natal, India, Siam, East Indies, 

 Philippines, China, Queensland, Polynesia. 



