386 CLUPEIDiE. 



Argentina, sp., Gronov. Zoophyl. no. 349. 



Duhamel, I'eches, ii. § 3, pi. 17. fig. 5. 



Roqiieron or Anchoa, Cornkle, Feces Galic. p. 99. 



Bykliug or Moderlose, Miill. Prodi: Fann. l)an. p. 50. 



Anchovy, Fenn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 304, pi. 67, or, ed. 1812, iii. p. 441, 



pi. 78 ; Yarrcll, 2nd edit. ii. p. 217, or 3rd edit. i. p. 515 ; Couch, 



Hist. Brit. Fish. iv. p. 125, pi. 206. 

 Engraidis encrasicholus, Ctw. Regtie Anim. ; Misso, Eur. Merid. iii. 



p. 454 ; Jenyn-s, Man. p. 439 ; Cm. (^- Val. xxi. p. 7, pi. 607 ; Niks. 



Skand. Fmm. Fish. p. 531; Kroyer, Dimm. Fisk. iii. p. 221. 

 Engraidis meletta, Cuv. Regne Anim. 

 Encrasicholus encrasicholu.?, Fleming, Brit. An. p. 183. 

 Engraiilis vulgaris, Nilss. Prodr. p. 25. 



desmaresti, JRisso, Fur. Merid. iii. p. 455. 



? Engraidis amara, Fisso, I. c. p. 456. 



Argentina sphyrasna, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 141. 



B. 12-13, D. 16-17, A, 16-17 (18-20, south, hemisphere). 

 L, lat. 48-50, Yert. 46-47. 



The height of the hody is one-seventh of the total length (without 

 caudal), the length of the head one-foiu'th ; head nearly twice as 

 long as deep. Snout pointed, much projecting beyond the lower 

 jaw; maxillary very finely toothed, obtusely rounded behind, not 

 extending to the mandibulary joint. Origin of the dorsal fin mid- 

 way between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal fin. 

 Anal commencing at some distance behind the dorsal. Abdomen 

 rounded. Sides and abdomen silvery, separated fi'om the dark 

 coloration of the back by a blackish stripe. 



Coasts of Europe ; South Pacific. 



a-(l. Adult. Nice. From Dr. Deakin's Collection. 



e. Fine specimen. Adriatic, Presented by L. Conyngham, Esq. 



Var. antipodum. 

 The only diifcrcnce between European .specimens and those from 

 the southern hemisphere is a shghtly increased number of anal 

 rays, viz. 18-20. 



a. Adult. Van Diemen's Land. Presented by Dr. Robertson. 

 b-c. Adult and half-grown. New Zealand. From the Haslar Col- 

 lection, 



3. Engraulis ringens, 



Engi-auHs ringens, Jenyns, Voi/. Beagle, Fish. p. 136; Cuv. ^ Val. xxi. 



p. 27. 

 ■ mordax, Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phi/ad. 1854, pp. 138, 154; 



and U. S. Pac. R. R. Expcd. Fish. p. 334. 

 pulchellus, Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1854, p. 199 ; or 



U. S. Nav. Astron. Fayed. Zool. Fish. p. 247, pi. 31. figs. 5-9 (not 



good). 

 nasus, Kner Sf Steindachner, Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 1866, liv, 



Octbr, fig. 17. 



B. 14, D. 14-15. A. 19-22. L. lat. 41. 

 The height of the body is one-fifth of the total length (without 

 caudal), the length of the head a little less than one-third ; head 



