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to end of snout than to root of caudal. The length of the 
base of the dorsal about as long as its height, which is less 
than half the height of the body. The much lower anal about 
equals the length of the dorsal. Pectorals longer than posto- 
cular part of head, ventrals opposite to middle of dorsal. 
Caudal much longer than head. Scales adherent, regularly 
arranged, scarcely striated and ciliated; 16—17 prae- and 
II—12 postventral keeled abdominal scutes. About 60 fine 
gillrakers, the longest of which are considerably shorter than 
the eye. Silvery, back dark. Fins hyaline, caudal dark behind. 
Length 520 mm. 
Habitat: Java (Batavia, Tjiringin, Palabuan); Sumatra 
(Bagan api api!); Bankalis; Borneo (Sungiduri, Stagen! Sara- 
wak); Singapore. — Known by the malayan name Trubu and 
Trubuk. It forms the object of a very important fishery at 
the mouth of some rivers in Borneo, Malacca and Sumatra. 
The dried and salted fray is known as ,telor ikan” in the 
malayan market. Also in sea. 
3. Clupea (Alosa) platygaster Gthr. 
Alausa brachysoma Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indié, V. 1853. p. 527. 
Clupea platygaster Giinther,-Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 448. 
Alosa brachysoma Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. VI. 1872, p. 115. 
Fig. 24. Clupea (Alosa) platygaster Gthr. 
B. 6; D. 17—18; A. 20—21; P. 13—14; V. 8; L.1. go—43; 
L. tr. 14—15. 
Oblong, abdominal profile much more convex than dorsal 
one. Height 2'/,, head 3'/,, eye 3, 1°/, times in postorbital 
part of head, equal to snout. Maxillary reaches below middle 
of eye or somewhat farther, 7—10 postfrontal striae. Prae- 
