2. ENGRAITLIS. 391 



a. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



b. Adult. From Dr. Bleckcr's Collection. 



c-<L Adult and young: skins. Malayan peninsula. From Dr. 

 Cantor's Collection. 



12. Engraulis perfasciatus. 



? Engraulis argyrophanus, Cuv. ^- Val. xxi. p. 4f). 

 Engraulis perfasciatus, Poey, Mem. Cub. ii. p. 312. 



D. 14. A. 15-17. 



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

 caudal), the length of the head one-fourth ; head two-fifths longer 

 than deep. Snout pointed, much projecting beyond the lower jaw , 

 maxillary extremely finely toothed, obtusely rounded behind, ex- 

 tending to the mandibulary joint. Origin of the dorsal fin nearer 

 to the root of the caudal fin than to the end of the snout. Anal 

 commencing immediately behind the dorsal. Abdomen scarcely 

 compressed in front of the vcntrals. Scales thin, deciduous. A well- 

 defined silvery band along the side. 



San Domingo ; Cuba. 



a-b. Adult and half-grown. San Domingo. Presented by Dr. A. 



Giinther. 

 c-e. Adult. San Domingo. Purchased of M. Parzuaaki. 



13. Engraulis mitchi^ 



? Clupea vittata, Mitchill, Tram. Lit. c^ Phil. Sue. New York, i. p. 45G; 



Dekaij, JVezv York Faun. Fish. p. 254:.' 

 ? Clupea cfBrulea, Mitchill, I. c. p. 457; Dckmj, I. c. 

 Engraulis mitcliilli, Cuv. (^ Val. xxi. p. 50. 



D. 15. A. 23. L. lat. 40. 



The height of the body is a little more than the length of the 

 head, which is one-fourth of the total length (without caudal) ; 

 head one-third longer than deep. Snout pointed, mucli projecting 

 beyond the lower jaw ; maxillary very finely toothed, obliquely 

 truncated behind, extending to the mandibulary joint. Origin of 

 the dorsal fin scarcely nearer to the root of the caudal fin tlian to 

 the end of the snout. Anal commencing below the posterior third of 

 the dorsal. Abdomen slightly compressed in front of the vcntrals. 

 Scales thin, deciduous. A well-defined silvery band along the 

 side. 



Atlantic coasts of America. 



a-i. Adult. Cayenne. 



14. Engraulis delicatissimus. 



Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. So. Philad. 1854, p. 154; and U. S. Pac. R. 

 R. E.rped. Fish. p. 335. 



D. 15. A. 25. 



The height of the body is somewhat less than the length of the 

 head, which is contained five times and one-half in the total (with. 



