422 CLUPEID.E. 



10. Clupea humeralis. 



Diihamel, Peches, iii. pi. 31. figs. 2 & 4. 

 Hareugula clupeola, Cuv. Sf Val, xx. p. 280. 



maculosa, Cul\ ^- Val. xx. p. 292. 



liumeralis, Ciiv. c^- Val. xx. p. 293. 



B. 6. D. 16-18. A. 17-18. Y. 8. L. lat. 42. L. trausv. 11. 



The length of the head is contained thrice and two-thirds or thrice 

 and three-foui'ths in the total (withont caudal), the height of the 

 body from twice and three-fourths to thrice and a half. Scales 

 regularly arranged, iii'm, adherent, those on the back distinctly ser- 

 rated, the lateral being smooth. Lower jaw prominent, the mcLvillari/ 

 extending he>jond the front margin of the orbit. Teeth distinct in the 

 jaws, on the palatine and pterygoid bones, and on the tongue ; they 

 form ovate ixitclies. Cheeks and opercles with venules. Gill-rakers 

 very fine and closely set, shorter than the eye ; giU-cavity blackish. 

 Eye large, longer than the snout, which is short and obtuse, one- 

 third of the length of the head. Ventral fin inserted below the 

 middle of the dorsal fin, which occiipies nearly the middle of the 

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

 There are fourteen abdominal scutes behind the base of the ventral 

 fin. Silvery, back with some darker greenish longitudinal streaks. 

 A dark spot superiorly in the gUl-opening. 



Atlantic coasts of Tropical America. 



a-h. Fine specimens. Bahia. From Dr. Wueherer's Collection. 



c. Numerous skins. Jamaica. Purchased of Mr. Parnell. 



d-f. Adult and half-grown. San Domingo. Purchased of Mr. 



Cuming, 

 r/. Large specimen. Trinidad. Purchased of Mr. Cutter. (174.) 

 h-l\ Adult. Dominica. Purchased of Mr. Cutter. 

 l-o. Half-grown. Gulf of Mexico. From the Haslar Collection. 

 p-r. Adult. Barbadoes. Purchased of Mr. Cutter. (35.) 

 s, t. Numerous specimens. West Indies. 

 u-iv. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



11. Clupea latula. 



La Blauquette. 



Hareiigula latulus, Cuv. 4'- Val. xx. p. 280, pi. 595. 



B. G. D. 17. A. 19. Y. 8. L. lat. 4-3. Vert. 44. 



Scales firm, adherent, smooth. The length of the head equals the 

 height of the body, and is contained thrice and two-thirds in the 

 total (without caudal). Lower jaw scarcely projecting beyond the 

 upper; maxillaiy extending to below the middle of the eye (?). 

 Small teeth on the palatine bones and on the tongue ; none on the 

 vomer. Suboperculum small and narrow. Base of the dorsal fin 

 occupying the middle of the distance of the snout from the caudal ; 

 ventral fins below the middle of the dorsal. Shining silvery. ( Val.') 



Atlantic coasts of France. 



This fish may prove to be identical with CI. humeralis. 



