STUDIES IN AUSTRALIAN FISHES. 

 No. 4. * 

 By Allan R. McCdlloch, Zoologist. 

 (Plates xxix-xxxi., figs. 1-2.) 



Family CLUPEID^. 



Genus Hyperlophus, Oyilbij. 



Hijperlophii.^, Ogilby, Rec. Austr. Mus., ii., 1892, p. 26. Id., 

 Ogilby, Proc. Liun. Sue. N. S. Wales, xxi„ 1897, p. 505, 

 and xxii., 1897, p. 71 {H. spraftelJides, Ogilby). 



Hypprluphns, subgenus Oiiiocltetiis, Ogilby, Pioc. Liun. Soc. 

 N.S. Wales, xxii., 1897, p. 72 (fl. copil, Ogilby). 



This genus lias been confused witli Diplutitystas, Cope, a 

 genus of fossil Herrings fi'om tbe United States of America. 

 The typical forms of Cope's genus, however, have the dorsal 

 scutes pectinate posteriorly, and very different from those of 

 the recent species. 



Hyperlophus vittatus, Casteluaa. 



(Plate xxix., figs. 1, 2.) 



Meletta novie-hoUandin', Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Soc. Vict., i., 

 1872, p. 189 (Not M.novce-lioUandiw, Cuv. & Val.). 



'Meletta rittata, Castelnau, Res. Fish. Austr. (Vict. OfRc. Rec. 

 Philad. Exhib.), 1875. p. 46 — substitute name. 



Cli(}>ert vittata (Qastelnau), Macleay, Proc Linn. Soc. N.S. 

 Wales, iv., 1879, p. 379, and vi., 1881, p. 259. Id., Lucas, 

 Proc. Roy. Soc. Vict., (2), ii., 1890, p. 37. 



Cliiiien (Ilyperlfljihiis) s^rratfeJlides, Ogilby, Rec. Austr. Mus., 

 ii., 1892, p. 24. * 



Biploniystus spratlellidet!, Ogilby, Ed. Fish. N.S.Wales, 1893, 

 p.'l85. 



* For No. 3. see " Records," ix., 1913, p, 355. 



