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twice as near to snout as to base of caudal. Ventrals in- 
serted in front of origin of dorsal. Twelve to 14 upper rays 
of pectorals produced, reaching first rays of anal or much 
farther. Anal 1?/,—1°/; in length of body. 11 abdominal keeled 
spinous scutes, 4 praeventral ones, none of which before pec- 
torals. About 26—28 gillrakers, as long as the eye. Length 
140 mm. (Compared with typical specimens of Bleeker in the 
Leyden Museum). 
Habitat: Sumatra (Palembang); Borneo (Banjermasin, Pa- 
mangkat, Matang, Sadong). — Siam. 
In rivers and estuaries. 
5...0ublam. Clapeinae. 
Oblong or elongate, more or less compressed. Scales large 
or moderate, generally very deciduous, often more or less 
pectinated. Belly sharp or rounded, always’ with keeled ab- 
dominal scutes, With or without prominent spines. Mouth rather 
large, terminal or superior, snout never prominent. Mouth 
bordered by the intermaxillary and principally by the maxil- 
laries which have two supplemental bones. Teeth mostly small, 
often feeble or wanting, variously arranged. Adipose eyelid 
present or absent. Dorsal in the middle of the back or some- 
what posterior or wanting. Anal usually rather long. Ventrals 
moderately small or wanting. Gillmembranes separate, free from 
isthmus. Branchiostegals 6—15. Gillrakers slender. Pseudobran- 
branchiae present. 
synopsis of the cenera. 
I. Anal fin moderate, with 15—25 rays. Ventrals well 
developed. Jaws equal (Clupeini Blkr., Clupeinae Jordan 
& Evermann). 
A. Two anal fins, the second one formed by two 
AEE CUT AMS raya erssee wnat wae oles, ae os ap wiyiet os ek Ss) Corica p. 54. 
4, One continuous anal fin. 
1. Origin of dorsal behind origin of ventrals. Vomer- 
HS USN PORMOSat Gg bc. elds Bole caeDeahoacen Ae Clupeoides p. 56. 
2. Origin of dorsal before origin of ventrals. No 
ECED MOH VORRCK A Giana he Mite SCV sA gets fe ea de Clupea p. 60. 
II. Anal fin very long, with more than 30 rays. Ventrals 
small or absent. Lower jaw prominent (Pristigastrini 
Blkr., Pristigasterinae Jordan & Evermann). 
