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to this or to the other species, but probably the reference was 

 to the species near the Cape, not to the East Coast species, 

 and to the one which most resembles the European form. I 

 have therefore regarded Pappe's, Bleeker's, and Castelnau's 

 E. encrasicholus as a synonym of the species which I have now 

 described undei the new name of E. capensis. 



This fish is closely related to the European Anchovy, it 

 resembles it also in its economic qualities, and there is here an 

 'opening for tisher}^ entetprise. Difficulties, however, will 

 present themselves in the ascertaining of its times and places of 

 occurrence, its capture and preparation. The attention of 

 fishermen and tishmerchants should be drawn to the fish, and 

 an adequate reward offered for its introduction to the market. 



Engraulis vitrirostris, Gilch. & Thomp. 



Gilchrist & Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. Museum, Vol. \T., Part 

 II., p. 20 1 (Natal). 



Teeth, fine, a row on each jaw, two patches on vomer, 

 band on pahitines, and covering the tongue. Depth of body 

 3^ to nearly 3^ times in total length exchiding caudal, length 

 of head 4.V times. Snout I to f^ diameter of eye, which ec^uais 

 or is slightly less than interorbital width and is 4J to 4fj times 

 in length of head. Eyes subcutaneous ; snout obtuse and 

 projects sHghtly beyond upper jaw ; maxillary produced 

 beyond gill-opening to a little beyond the base of the pectorals ; 

 opercle rather more than twice as high as broad ; gill-rakers 

 about ^ diameter of eye in length, 21-24 in horizontal limb of 

 outer branchial arch. 



Dorsal i 12 ; commences nearlv midwav between base of 

 caudal and point of snout ; soine short and separate from soft 

 rays. Pectorals J to f, length of head, reach to origin of 

 ventrals, wliich are very small, about .1 length of head. Anal 

 41 ; commences behind vertical of last. ray of dorsal. Caudal 

 nearly as long as head, forked. Scales moderatelv large, 

 cycloid ; 16 scutes anterior to, 9 behind base of ventrals. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), silvery, shot with gold, 

 back a darker shade, venules on shoulder. 



This description is that of the type. 



Eagraul's selirostris, Brouss. 



Clupcd sctlivslris, Hroiissonet, Ich. dec. i 



En^lniulis sctiyosiris, Day, Fishes of India, p. 626. (See 

 synonvmy). Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. Museum, 

 Vol. VI., Part III., p. 267 (Natal). 



Teeth minute, present on both jaws and on palatines and 

 tongue. Depth of body 3^ times in total length excluding 

 caudal, length of head 4-;^ times. Snout about •,' diameter of 



