770 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. v<,i. xxvm. 



Fumily ELOPID.E. 



MEGALOPS Lacepede. 



I MEGALOPS CYRINOIDES ( Broussonet). 



Four suuill cxjiinplcs less tluui '.-> inches loiio- wci'c secured. 



Anal rays. 27 or iiS; the tin, T) in lenotli of Ixxly. Dorsal Hlanient 

 very short, its (h'velopincMit pi-oha))ly a matter of age. 



Th(\s(^ s])(M-iiii(uis coi'i'(>s|)on(l to Majdlops iiuici'ojtlcnix Hleeker, a 

 species w hi<'h is ch-arly the ti'ue M< (jalnps ciij>r'nH>i(l, s of Hroussonet, 

 if indeed there he more than one \alid species oi J\Ie(i<(loj>>i. 



Family CLUPEID.K. 



HARENGULA Cuvier and Valenciennes. 

 2. HARENGULA MOLUCCENSIS ( Bleeker ). 



One suiall spcH-imen, apparently referable to this species. 



3. HARENGULA SUNDAICA (Bleeker). 



Four small specimens wiM'e secured. 



l)e[)th ?>.'1U, in leneth. consi(h'rahly more than length of head. 

 Thickness of hody. o in dej)th. A bhu-k spot at )>ase of dorsal. 



SARDINELLA Cuviei- and Valenciennes. 

 4. SARDINELLA SIRM (Riippell). 



A small example with the scales strongly striate, apparently refera- 

 Ide to this species. It has no trace of black spots along the back. 



The three generic names Sdrdlnella, Sanlinta^ and Aiiihh/<i<(xii'r 

 seem all to belong to the grouj) of sardines. To this grou]) the })resent 

 species should be referred. 



5. SARDINELLA CLUPEOIDES (Bleeker). 



Two specimens, length. 2 inches. Scales not striate and not decidu- 

 ous as in other sardines. 



This species is the t\])e of IMeekc^r's gemis Amhl i/(/(isiii'. 



STOLEPHORUS Lacepede. 



{Sj)rntrll(iiili:'< Hleekek. ) 



6. STOLEPHORUS JAPONICUS (HouUuyn). 

 {ChijiKt (iriiiiinl:nii<i Bi.kkkki;; Sjnatil/oidr.^ ijritciHx Schleoki,. ) 



Two small specimens wen* secui'ed. 



Lateral band \-erv. distinct, but without dark streak above. 



