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longer than branchial filaments. A silvery lateral band disap- 
pearing in formaline. Caudal yellowish with a black margin. 
Length 120 mm. (Compared with specimens of Bleeker’s 
collection in the Leyden Museum). 
Nom. indig.: Teri (Malay.). 
Habitat: Java (Batavia); Sumatra (Bagan Api Api!); Banka; 
Borneo (Sampit, Sarawak); Batjan. — Philippines, Malay Pen- 
insula, westward to Bombay. 
In sea and ascending rivers. 
6. Coilia Gray. 
(Gray, Zoolog. Miscell. 1831, p. 9). 
Compressed, very elongate, terminating in a long tapering 
tail. Scales rather small, deciduous. Mouth oblique. Maxillary 
more or less produced [Fig. 10 on p. 16]. Origin of dorsal 
before origin of anal, which is very long (62—116 rays) 
and goes 1'/,—2'/, times in length. Caudal pointed, united 
with the anal. Four to I9 upper pectoral rays are free and 
filamentous and much prolonged. Teeth on jaws, vomer, pala- 
tines, pterygoids and tongue. No caninoid teeth. 
Synopsis of the species. 
I. 4—6 free pectoral rays. 
A. Origin of dorsal in front of ventrals. 
a. Maxillary with unequal alternate teeth, reach- 
ing far beyond root of pectorals. 39 —43 abdomi- 
MUNKSHMGS, “oe aot Goo Soe aa 8 -... C. macrognathus p. 49. 
é. Maxillary with almost equal teeth, reaching to 
root of pectorals. 31 abdominal scutes..... C. lindmani p. 49. 
B. Origin of dorsal opposite to ventrals, 
a. 6 free pectoral rays...... Bolg) d Opa os ces C. dussumieri p. 50. 
ba Me iOS XSW MENS, 9 gb a OG oo be ee Gs GUAAKUIIUS Deh Es 
IJ. 11—19 free pectoral rays. 
A. Maxillary not reaching the hindborder of prae- 
operculum, 19 free pectoral rays. .....-... C. rebentischi p. 51. 
B. Maxillary reaching quite or almost to gillopening, 
I1—14 free pectoral rays. 
a. Belly rounded before ventrals. Eye 5!/9; 11 
dS CMON TEHYSS 6 Sooo DO Oo GO aA OS C. polyfilis p. 52. 
b. Belly with 4 scutes before ventrals. Eye 31/, 
to more than 4; 12 —14 free pectoral rays.  C. dorneensis p. 52. 
