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2. Subfam. Dussumierinae. 
Elongate, belly rounded. Scales moderate, or large, thin, 
deciduous. No abdominal scutes. Jaws equal or nearly so. Mouth 
rather small, terminal, bordered by the small intermaxillary 
and the long maxillary which has two supplemental bones, 
and is broad and rounded behind. Small teeth on jaws, vomer, 
palatines, pterygoids and tongue which are deciduous and may 
be wanting. Dorsal longer than anal, inserted opposite ven- 
trals. Gillmembranes separate, free from isthmus; 6—1I5 bran- 
chiostegals. Gillrakers very fine and slender, not numerous. 
Pseudobranchiae present. 
Synopsis of the genera. 
A, Origin of dorsal nearer to end of snout than to caudal. 
Anal 9—13 rays, 6 branchiostegals.........+-+-. Spratelloides p. 19. 
B. Origin of dorsal nearer to caudal than to end of snout. 
Anal 15—17 rays, 15—20 branchiostegals....... Dussumieria p. 21. 
I. Spratelloides Bleeker. 
(Verh. Batav. Gen. XXIV, 1852, Haringachtigen p. 29). 
(Stolephorus Jordan & Herre, nec Lac.). 
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Fig. 12. Spratelloides gracilis Schleg. 
Small, elongate, nearly subcylindrical. Tail very short. Scales 
large, thin, deciduous. Snout conical. Jaws equal or nearly so. 
Cleft of mouth small, bordered by the elongate intermaxillary 
and the broad maxillary which is rounded behind and which 
has two supplemental bones. Teeth none or very minute and 
deciduous on jaws, vomer, pterygoids and tongue. Dorsal short, 
inserted opposite ventrals, its origin nearer to end of snout 
than to caudal. Anal very short. Gillmembranes separate, free 
from isthmus. About 6 flat branchiostegals. Pseudobranchiae 
well developed. Gillrakers rather long. 
In the indo-australian archipelago and especially at Macas- 
sar these fishes are preserved for consumption, together with 
species of the genus Séolephorus, and form a delicious con- 
