2. ENGRAUIIS. 395 



rather widely set, about 16 on the lower branch of the outer bran- 

 chial arch. Origin of the dorsal fin considerably nearer to the end 

 of the snout than to the root of the caudal ; anal fin commencing 

 below the posterior third of the dorsal. Abdomen compressed, with- 

 out scutes. Pectoral fins extending to the ventrals. Coloration 

 uniform. 



Guyanas. 

 a. Six inches long. British Guyana,. Purchased of Mr. Scrivener. 



23. Engraulis compressus. 

 Girard, IT. S. Pac. R. R. Exped. Fish. p. 336. 



D. 13. A. 38. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 fifth of the total (with the caudal). Maxillary extending to the 

 interoperculum. Origin of the dorsal fin nearer to the root of the 

 caudal than to the end of the snout. Anal fin commencing below 

 the middle of the dorsal. Pectorals reaching to the ventrals. A 

 silvery band along the side of the body. {Girard.) 



San Diego (California). 



b. The maxittary extends backwards beyond the gill-opening : Tkrissa. 



24. Engraulis malabaricus. 



? Russell, ii. pi. 194. 

 Clupea malabarica, Bloch, pi. 432. 



Engraulis malabarica, Cuv. 8f Vol. xxi. p. 63, pi. 609 ; Dai/) Fish. 

 Malab. p. 239. 



B. 13-14. D. 14. A. 40. L. lat. 41. 



The height of the body is two-sevenths or one-third of the total 

 length (without caudal), the length of the head nearly two-ninths. 

 Both jaws with minute teeth ; the maxillary is dilated above the 

 mandibulary joint, and its posterior tapering portion extends only 

 a little beyond the gUl-opening. Origin of the dorsal fin midway 

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

 commencing immediately behind the last dorsal ray. The entire 

 abdominal edge serrated. Scapulary region with black vemdes ; 

 head and pectoral minutely dotted Avdth brownish black in mature 

 specimens. 



Coast of Malabar. 



a-h. Adult. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



25. Engraulis hamiltonii. 



Thrissa hamiltonii, Gray, Ind. ZooL c. fig. (scales too large). 

 Thryssa inystax, Richards. Ichthyol. Chin. p. 309. 

 Eiigi'aulis mystax, Cantor, Mai. Fish. p. 30/. 



gi'aP; Sleek. Vei-h. Bat. Gen. xxiv. Haring, p. 41 ; and Nat. 



Tydschr. Ned. Ind. ii. p. 492 ; Tuwr, Novara, Fisch. p. 333. 



B. 13. D. 13. A. 36-40. L. lat. 47. 



The height of the bodv is contained thrice and one-half or thrice 



