5. CLTTPEA. 447 



a-h. Adiilt (type of the species) and young : stuffed. China. Pre- 

 sented by J. R. Reeves, Esq, 

 c. Young. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



52. Clupea toll. 



Alausa toll, Cuv. ^~ Val. xx. p. 435. 



Alosa ctenolepis, Bled: Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. Haring, p. 32 ; or Nat. 

 Tychchr. Ned. Ind. iii. p. 74. 



D. 17. A. 17-18. L. lat. 40. L. transv. 15. 



Scales regularly arranged, with numerous very conspicuous Btriae. 

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

 caudal), the length of the head one-fourth. Caudal peduncle longer 

 than deep. The length of the smooth operculum is contained once 

 and three-fourths in its depth. Lower jaw slightly projecting be- 

 yond the upper ; maxillary reaching somewhat beyond the vertical 

 from the middle of the orbit. Teeth none. Ventral fins opposite to 

 the posterior half of the dorsal, the origin of which is considerably 

 nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the caudal. Caudal 

 fin much longer than the head, thinly covered with small scales. 

 Suboperculum tapering behind. There are twelve abdominal scutes 

 behind the ventral fins. Lower branch of the outer branchial arch 

 nearly straight, with numerous, fine giU-rakers, the longest of tvhich 

 are much longer the eye. 



East-Indian archipelago. 



a. Fine specimen. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



53. Clupea chapra. 



\lo9a chapra, Grai/y Ind. Zool. c. fig. 



D. 18. A. 19. L. lat. 42. L. transv. 14. 



Scales regiilarly arranged, adherent, smooth. The height of the 

 body is contained twice and two-thirds in the total length (without 

 caudal), the length of the head four times. Caudal peduncle as long 

 as deep. Suborbitals and opercles smooth. Lower jaw slightly 

 projecting beyond the upper ; maxiUary rather narrow, reaching to 

 the vertical from the middle of the orbit. Teeth none. Ventral 

 fins opposite to the middle of the dorsal, the origin of which is much 

 nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the caudal. Caudal 

 fin very long, longer than the head, covered with small scales. 

 Suboperculum rather tapering behind. There are thirteen abdo- 

 minal scutes behind the ventral fins. Lower branch of the outer 

 branchial arch nearly straight, with numerous, fine gill-rakers, the 

 longest of which are rather shorter than the eye. Suboperculum 

 nearly twice as deep as long. Caudal fin with black margins. 



Bengal. 



a-h. Fine specimens, G inches long. Bengal. Presented by G, R. 

 "Waterhouse, Esq. 



