410 CLTTPETD^. 



Chatoessus ellipticus, Kirtland, Report Zool. Ohio, pp. 169, 195 ; Host. 



Joitrn. Nat. Hist. iv. p. 235, pi. 10. fig. 1. 

 insociabilis, Abbott, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1860, p. 305. 



B. 6. D. 13. A. 30-33. L. lat. 55. L. transv. 21. 



The last dorsal ray prolonged into a filament of moderate length. 

 The height of the hody is contained twice and three-fifths in the 

 total length (without caudal), the length of the head four times. 

 Snout sUghtly projecting beyond the mouth. Origin of the dorsal 

 fin nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the caudal, but 

 behind the base of the ventrals. Coloration uniform, many speci- 

 mens with a dark spot on the shoiilder. 



United States. 

 a~e. Adult and half -grown : skins. New York. Purchased of Dr. 

 Parnell. 



^. The last dorsal ray not prolonged. 

 8. Chatoessus cortius. 



Clupanodon cortius, Ham. Buck. Fish. Gang. pp. 249, 383. 

 Chatoessus cortius, Cuv. ^ Vol. xxi. p. 115. 



D. 14. A. 25. L. lat. 58. L. transv. 23. 



No dorsal filament. Scales rather irregularly arranged. The 

 height of the body is contained twice and three-fourths in the total 

 length (without caudal), the length of the head four times. Snout 

 obtusely conical, projecting beyond the cleft of the mouth, which is 

 nearly transverse. Origin of the dorsal fin somewhat nearer to the 

 end of the snout than to the root of the caudal, and opposite to the 

 base of the ventrals. Uniform silvery, with or without humeral spot. 



Bengal ; Cachar. 

 a-d. Adult and half -grown. Bengal. Presented by G. R. Water- 

 house, Esq. 

 e. A.dult. Cachar. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Playfair. 



9. Chatoessus chanpole. 

 Clupanodon chanpole, Ham. Buch. Fish. Gang. pp. 249, 383, pi. 18. 



fig. 74. 

 Chatoessus chanpole, Cuv. Sf Val. xxi. p. 116. 



D. 15. A. 21. L. lat. 46. L. transv. 19. 



No dorsal filament. Scales regularly arranged. The height of 

 the body is two-fifths of the total length (without caudal), the length 

 of the head a little more than one-fourth. Snout not mach pro- 

 jecting beyond the cleft of the mouth, which is nearly transverse. 

 Origin of the dorsal fin nearer to the end of the snout than to the 

 root of the caudal, and scarcely in advance of the base of the ven- 

 trals. A blackish spot on the shoulder, followed by several other 

 similar but smaller spots. (These spots disappear more or less in 

 preserved examples.) 



Bengal. 

 a. Skin, 6 inches long. Purchased. 



