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Stolephorus japonicus Jordan & Herre, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXXI. 1907, p. 629. 
(nec Houttuyn). 
Spratelloides gracilis Giinther, Fische der Siidsee, Heft VIII. 1909, p. 384. 
Boo; OD. 121732 A113; Po1i1—12; V. 8; L.1 45; L. tr. 8—o. 
Height 6—7, head more than 4—4'/,, eye 3'/,—4. Snout 
pointed longer than eye. Maxillary reaching to frontmargin 
of eye or a little farther. Origin of dorsal nearer to snout 
than to base of caudal. Anal equal to 1'/, times the diameter 
of eye, shorter than ventrals, which equal postocular part of 
head. Origin of ventrals nearer to anal than to root of pecto- 
rals, and below the hinderpart of the dorsal. Pectorals about 
as long as eye and snout. Caudal deeply emarginated 5—6 
in length. Four to 6 longitudinal lines on the covered part 
of the scales. Twenty six gillrakers, twice as long as the bran- 
chial filaments, a little shorter than eye. Dark bluish above, 
silvery below. A silvery lateral band may be present. Length 
more than 80 mm. 
Habitat: Celebes (Macassar); Kangeang islands!; Obi- 
major!; Nusa-laut!; Banda!; Batjan; Ternate. — Lord Howe 
Island; Fidji islands; Philippines; Japan; Red Sea (Eritrea). 
2. Dussumieria Cuvier & Valenciennes. 
(Hist. Nat. des Poissons XX, 1847, p. 467). 
Elongate, more or less compressed. Scales moderate, thin, 
very deciduous. Snout pointed, jaws equal. Eyes with broad 
very thin adipose eyelids. Mouth bordered by the very small 
intermaxillaries and the maxillaries, with have two supple- 
mental bones. Dorsal opposite to ventrals, its origin nearer to 
caudal than to end of snout. Anal small, far behind dorsal. 
Small teeth in jaws, and in villiform patches on palatines, 
pterygoids and tongue, none on vomer. Gillmembranes separate, 
free from isthmus, with 15—20 very fine branchiostegals. Pseudo- 
branchiae large. Gillrakers rather long. 
Synopsis: Of the species. 
FISICA APA OAD oo 6 2 i oictie 5 fegaiielie seo ve opel ec D. acuta p. 21. 
Ree oy lente eh 2——— NO) lesen elie nye sis ce, 9) 2 8 bom ws Oe D. hasseltit p. 23. 
1. Dussumieria acuta C. V. 
Dussumieria acuta Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poissons XX. 1848, p. 467. 
Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker, Verh. Bat. Gen. XXII. 1849, Ichth. Madura, p. 12. 
Dussumieria acuta Cantor, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal XVIII. 1850, p. 1268. 
