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Chatoessus chacunda Kner, Fische Novara Exp. 1865—1867, p. 337. 
. Chatoessus chacunda Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 411. 
Dorosoma chacunda Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. VI. 1866—1872, p. 143. 
Chatoessus chacunda Day, Fishes of India 4°. 1878—1888, p. 632. 
B.. 6; D. 1718; A. 19-20; P: 14-16; WV. 8; JEalaor 
L. tr. 13—14. 
Oblong slightly compressed. Ventral profile regularly rounded. 
Profile between dorsal and snout convex, specially above oper- 
culum. Height 2—2!'/,, head 3'/,—4, eye 3—3'/,, anterior and 
posterior palpebral membrane reaching pupil. Snout promi- 
nent, about */, of eye. Maxilla reaches a little farther than 
anterior border of pupil. Dorsal nearer caudal than snout, its 
origin much nearer to snout. Anal about as long as head 
without snout. Ventrals about as long as postorbital part of 
head, their origin below the middle of the dorsal, midway 
between anal and origin of pectorals, which are a little shorter 
than head, not reaching ventrals. Caudal scaly, 3'/,—4!'/, in 
length. Scales firm, their hindborder irregular or with distinct 
teeth. 14—16 praeventral, 11—12 postventral abdominal keeled 
scutes, lastnamed with a prominent spine. About 80 short 
compressed gillrakers. Silvery, upper half darker with indi- 
stinct brown longitudinal lines, running along the rows of 
scales. A black spot on the shoulder. Fins hyaline. Length 
about 165 mm. 
Nomen indig.: Selangkat, Trubala (Mal.); Penden, Slamat, 
Lakar (Javan.); Bandring, Djangan (Madura); Belo (Sunda); 
Pias (Bagan Api Api). 
Habitat: Java (Batavia!, Bantam, Tegal, Surabaya, Pasu- 
ruan, Tjilatjap!); Madura; Bali; Sumatra (Telokbetong, Palem- 
bang, Bagan Api Api!); Nias!; Pinang; Singapore; Bintang 
(Rio); Banka; Borneo (Sambas, Pamangkat, Sinkawang, Balik- 
papan!, Kota baru!); Celebes (Macassar); Halmahera (Sin- 
dangola); Ambon, New Guinea. — Philippines, Siam, Burma 
to British India. 
In sea. 
4. Subfam. Engraulinae. 
Oblong or elongate, more or less compressed. Scales mode- 
rate or large, thin, deciduous. Belly sharp or rounded, with 
more or less numerous keeled abdominal scutes. Snout pro- 
minent, mouth very large, bordered by the very small inter- 
