2. ENGRATJLIS. 397 



27. Engraulis purava. 



Poorawah, Russell, ii. pi. 190. 



Cliipea purava, Hum. Bnch. Fish. Gang. p. 238. 



Engraulis purawa, Cuv. 8f Val. xxi. p. 65 ; Cant. Mai. Fish. p. 308. 



B. 12. D. 13-14. A. 45-50. L. lat. 46. 



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

 caudal), the length of the head one-fifth. Both jaws with very 

 small teeth ; the maxillary is dilated above the mandibulary joint, 

 and its posterior tapering portion extends to the root of the pectoral 

 fin. Origin of the dorsal fin midway between the end of the snout 

 and the root of the caudal. Anal fin commencing below the posterior 

 dorsal rays. The entire abdominal edge serrated. Gill-rakers lan- 

 ceolate, widely set, about seventeen on the horizontal branch of the 

 outer branchial arch ; the longest are rather shorter than the eye. 



East India. 



a. 170 mm. long, Kurrachee. From the Collection of Messrs. von 



Schlagintweit. 

 h. Adult: skin. Cochin. Purchased. 

 c. Half-grown. Calcutta. From the Collection of Messrs. von 



Schlagintweit. 



28. Engraulis mystax. 



Clupea mystax, Bl. Schfi. p. 426, tab. 83. 



Engraulis dussumierii, Cuv. Sf Val. xxi. p. 69; Bleek. Verh. Bat. 



Gen. xxiv. Having, p. 4S ; Kner, Novara, Fisch. p. 333. 

 auratus. Day, Fish. Malab. p. 238, pi. 19. fig. 2. 



B. 12. D. 13-14. A. 34. L. lat. 42. 



The height of the body is contained thrice and one-third or thrice 

 and a half in the total length (without caudal), the length of the 

 head four times. Snout short, obtuse, much projecting beyond the 

 lower jaw. Teeth present in both jaws, minute. MaxiUary much 

 prolonged, extending to, or nearly to, the ventrals ; it has a short 

 dilatation above the mandibulary joint. Gill-rakers not very fine, 

 about 16 on the lower branch of the outer branchial arch, the longest 

 as long as the eye. Origin of the dorsal fin somewhat nearer to the 

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

 mencing at a short distance behind the last dorsal rays. Abdomen 

 compressed, the spiny scutes extending forwards to the gill-opening. 

 Sometimes a blackish spot across the nape down to the scapula. 



East Indies. 



a. Adult. Bombay. Purchased of Mr. Frank, 



h. Half-grown. Madras, From Mr. Day's Collection, — Engraulis 



miratus. 

 c. Adult. Java. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



29. Engraulis setirostris. 



Clupea setirostris. Brouss. Ichth. i. tab. \\; L. Gm. p. 1407; Bl, 



Schn. p. 428 ; Resell, ii. p. 80, pi. 201. 

 mvstacina, Forster, Descript. Anim. ed. Lichtenstein, p. 296. 



