Fishes of the Genus Cliipea. 227 



the material a second time I find that such a genus cannot 

 be maintained, and that Clupea must be enlarged by the 

 addition of C. arcuata and tiie chj.sely related C. tnelanostoma 

 as well as by the species generally known as C. antipodum, 

 but here called C. muelleri, Klunz., since reference to the 

 original description shows that the name C. autipodwn should 

 be given to the species recently described by me as C. holodon. 

 The synopsis given in my former paper (Ann. & Mag. Nat. 

 Hist. (8) xviii. 191(5, p. 3) may be modified to include the 

 three additional species. 



I. Pelvic fins 9- (rarely 8- or 10-) rayed ; yomer toothed. D. 17-20. 



A. 14-20. Vertebrte 50-59. 40 to 51 gill-raliers on lower part 



of anterior arch. (Northern species.) 



Ventral scutes all keeled 1. liarempts. 



Ventral scutes in front of pelvic fins not keeled . . 2. pallcisii. 



II. Pelvic tins 8-rayed. D. 15-19. A. 17-21, Vortebrie 42-51. 



35 to 40 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. (Southern 

 species.) 



A. Vomer toothed. 



Depth of body 4j in length. Scales 48/13-14 .... 3. anfijioduia. 

 Depth of body 3 to 3^ in length. Scales 43-44/10-11. J. mudlevi, 



B. Vomer toothless. 



Vertebra? 49-51 5. fiter/ensis. 



Vertebrae 46 0. bassensis. 



III. Pelvic fins 7-rayed ; vomer toothless. 



A. 34 to 40 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 



A 17-21. Scales 44-50/12-15 7. spraitus, 



B. 25 to 30 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 



A 22-23. Scales 42/15. Depth 3 to 3^ in lenirth . 8. arcuata. 

 A 17-20. Scales 42/11-12. Depth 3^ to '4 in 



length 9. inclanostoma. 



Descriptions of C. antipodum, C. viutVerij C. arcuata, and 

 C melanosto/iia follow. 



Clupea antipodum. 



Clupea sprattus, var. antipodum, Hector, Edible Fish. N. Zealand, 



p. 133 (1872). 

 Clupea holodon, Regan, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) xviii. 1916, p. 5. 



An elongate-ovate patch of teeth on voniei', a broad-ovate 

 patcli on tongue. Depth of body ^^ in the length, length of 

 head 4 to 1^. Diameter of eye 4 in length of liead ; 

 maxillary extending to btlow anterior part of eye; 36 gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Numerous radiating 

 grooves at free margin of scales ; 48 scales in a longitudinal 

 series ; 13 or 14 in a transverse series ; ventral scutes keeled 

 and pointed, 21-f-12. Dorsal 16-17; origin a little nearer 

 to base of caudal than to end of snout. Anal 16-18. 



