5. CLUPEA. 431 



rather shorter than the eye, very fine, and closely set. Eye of 

 moderate size, shorter than the snout, one-fourth or two-ninths of 

 the length of the head. Ventral fin inserted below the posterior 

 half of the dorsal fin, the base of which occupies the middle of the 

 distance between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal 

 fln. There are fourteen abdominal scutes behind the ventral fin. 

 Coloration uniform, a small brownish spot behind the operculum 

 (disappearing in preserved examples) . 

 Java. 



a. Type of the species. Batavia. Fsom Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



28. Clupea hypselosoma. 



Harengula hypselosoma, Bleelc. Nat. Ti/dschr. Ned. Ind. viii. 1855, 

 p. 427. 



D. 18. A. 20. L. lat. 44. L. transv. 12. 



The length of the head is contained four times and one-fourth in 

 the total (without caudal), the hei^'ht of the body twice and three- 

 fourths ; head nearly as deep as long. Scales regularly arranged, 

 firm, adherent, with the margin serrated and irregularly crenulated. 

 Abdominal and dorsal profiles equally convex. Lower jaw slightly 

 projecting beyond the upper ; snout short, maxillary extending nearly 

 to beloiu the middle of the orbit. A narrow strip of teeth on the 

 palatine and pterygoid bones, none on the vomer ; tongue with a 

 median longitudinal toothed ridge. Opercles smooth. Gill-rakers 

 very fine and closely set, a little shorter than the eye. Eycf as long 

 as the snout, contained thrice and one-third in the length of the 

 head. Ventral fin inserted below the posterior half of the dorsal 

 fin, which occupies the middle of the distance between the end of 

 the snout and the root of the caudal fin. There are thirteen abdo- 

 minal scutes behind the base of the ventral fin. Top of the dorsal 

 fin, a spot on the base of the anterior dorsal rays, and extremity of 

 the caudal lobes blackish. 



Amboyna. 



a. Type of the species. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



C. Australian species. 



29. Clupea novse hoUandige. 

 Meletta novse hoUandiai, Cuv. (§- Val. xx. p. 376. 

 B. 8. D. 16. A. 16. L. lat. 48. L. transv. 11. Ca)c. pyl. 14. 



Vert. 47. 

 The length of the head is contained four times and one-third in 

 the total (without caudal), the height of the body four times. Scales 

 regularly arranged, firm, adherent, smooth. Lower jaw rather pro- 

 minent, the maxillary narrow, extending a little beyond the front 

 margin of the orbit. A small patch of distinct teeth anteriorly on 

 the palatine bones ; none on the ])terygoid bones. A series of teeth 

 along the median ridge of the tongue. Opercles smooth ; suhoper- 



