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9. PELLONA. 457 



Pellona vinibella, Cuv. ^- Val. xx. p. ;il7. 



grayana, Cuv. 8) Val. xx. p. 315 ; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. 



Hariny, p. 25. 



affiuis, Cant. Mai. Fish. p. 291. 



schlegelii, Bleek. Verli. But. Gen. xxvi. Japan, p. 118. 



D. 1(5. A. 46-52. L. lat. 50-53. L. transv. ca 16. 



The height of the body is contaiued thrice and a half or thrice 

 and three-fourths iu the total length'(without caudal), the length of 

 the head four times. The diameter of the eye is one-fourtli, or rather 

 less than ouc-foui'th, of the length of the head. The posterior halves 

 of the ridges on the upper surface of the head run nearly parallel to 

 each other. Origin of the dorsal fin mid\A^ay between the end of the 

 snout and the root of the caudal. Length of the base of the anal a 

 little more than one-third of the total length (^yithout caudal). 

 Yentral fins shorter than the eye. 



East-Indian and Chinese seas. 



a. Adult : dried. Sumatra. From Sir T. St. Raffles's Collection. — 



Ty]>e of the species. 



b. Adidt. East-Indian archipelago. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection 



as Pellona affinis. 



c. Adult : stuffed. China. Presented by J. li. lleoves, Esq. — Type 



of Ilisha ahnormis. 

 cl-e. Half-grown. China. 

 /, Young. Amoy. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 

 y, h. Young. China. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 i. Adidt. Japan. From Dr. Bleeker's CoUectiou. — Type of F. 



schlegelii. 

 7c. Adult. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Jamrach. 



S. Pellona dussumieri. 

 Cuv. ^- Val. XX. p. 316, pi. 596. 



D. 18.- A. 44-54. 

 Scales rather large. The height of the body is two-sevenths of 

 the total length (without caudal), the length of the head one-fourth. 

 The diameter of the eye is at least one-tliird of the length of the 

 head. Origin of the dorsal fin nearly midwaj^ between the end of 

 the snout and tlie root of the caudaJ, (Val.) 

 Peninsula of India. 



1). iJursalJin partlij vppodte to the anterior anal rays., its oriyin beiny 

 nearer to the caudal titan to the end of the snout. 



9. Pellona xanthoptera. 



Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. Hariny, p. 49 ; or Nat. Tydschr. Ned. Ind. 

 ii. p. 439. 



D. 16. A. 4S-50. L. lat. 50. 

 The height of tlie body is contained thrice in the total length 

 (without caudal), the length of the head thiicc and throe-fourths. 



