9. PELLONA. 457 



Pftllona vimbella, Cuv. 8; Vol. xx. p. 317. 



grayana, Cuv. 8f Val. xx. p. 315 ; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. 



Haring, p. 25. 



affinis, Cant. Mai. Fish. p. 291. 



scUegelii, Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxvi. Japan, p. 118. 



D. 16. A. 46-52. L. lat. 50-53. L. transv. ca 16. 



The height of the body is contained thrice and a half or thrice 

 and three-fourths in the total length (without caudal), the length of 

 the head four times. The diameter of the eye is one-fourth, or rather 

 less than one-fourth, of the length of the head. The posterior halves 

 of the ridges on the upper surface of the head run nearly parallel to 

 each other. Origin of the dorsal fin midway between the end of the 

 snout and the root of the caudal. Length of the base of the anal a 

 little more than one-third of the total length (without caudal). 

 Ventral fins shorter than the eye. 



East-Indian and Chinese seas. 



a. Adult : dried. Sumatra. From Sir T. St. Raffles's Collection. — 



Type of the species. 

 h. Adult. East-Indian archipelago. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection 



as Pellona affinis. 

 c. Adult: stuffed. China. Presented by J . R. Reeves, Esq. — Type 



of Ilisha abnormis. 

 d-e. Half-grown. China. 

 /. Young. Amoy. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 

 g, h. Young. China. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 i. Adult. Japan. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. — Type of P. 



schlegelii. 

 Jc. Adult. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Jamrach. 



8. PeUona dnssumieri. 

 Cuv. & Val. XX. p. 316, pi. 596. 



D. 18. A. 44-54. 

 Scales rather large. The height of the body is two-sevenths of 

 the total length (without caudal), the length of the head one-fourth. 

 The diameter of the eye is at least one-third of the length of the 

 head. Origin of the dorsal fin nearly midway between the end of 

 the snout and the root of the caudal. ( Val.) 

 Peninsula of India. 



b. Dorsal Jin partly opposite to the anterior anal rays, its origin being 

 nearer to tlie caudal than to the end of the snout. 



9. FeUona xanthoptera. 



Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. Haring, p. 49 ; or Nai. Tydschr. JSed. Ind. 

 ii. p. 439. 



D.16. A. 48-50. L. lat. 50. 

 The height of the body is contained thrice in the total length 

 (without caudal), the length of the head thrice and three -fourths. 



