314 Mr. C. T. Regan on tha Clupeoid Fishes 



4. Nematalosa come. 



Chatoessus come, Richards, 'Erebus' and 'Terror' Fish. p. 62, 



pi. xxxviii. figs. 7-10 (1846). 

 Chatoessus nasus, (Tiinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 407 (18G8). 

 Doroftoma nasus, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. vi. p. 142, Clup. pi. ii. fig. 4 (1872) ; 



Weber & Beaufort, Fish. Indo-Austral. Arch. ii. p. 24 (1913). 



Depth o£ body 2 to 2^ in the length, length of head 3| to 

 4. vSnout nearly as long as or shorter than diameter of eye, 

 which is 3 to 4 in the length of head; maxillary extending 

 to below anterior ^ of eye ; lower edge of second suborbital 

 oblique. 46 to 50 scales in a longitudinal series, 17 to 20 in 

 a transverse series ; ventral scutes 18-20 + 10-12. Dorsal 

 16-18. Anal 20-22. Pelvics below anterior part or middle 

 o£ dorsal. Dark longitudinal streaks along upper series of 

 scales ; a blackish humeral spot. 



ludo- Australian Archipelago. 



Several examples up to 200 mm. in total length, including 

 one that I believe to be the type of the species [C. nasus, 

 specimen k of Giinther). 



5. Nematalosa erehi. 

 Chatoessus erebi, GUuth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 407 (1868). 



Depth of body 2 to 2^ in the lengtli, length of head 3^ to 

 4^. Snout as long as or shorter than diameter of eye, which 

 is 33- to 5 in length of head ; maxillary extending to below 

 anterior ^- of eye ; second suborbital with oblique lower edgi'. 

 46 to 50 scales in a longitudinal series, 17 to 21 in a trans- 

 verse series ; ventral scutes 18-19 + 10-12. Dorsal 13-16 ; 

 oi'igin above or immediateiy behind base of pelvics. Anal 

 18-22. 



East coast of Austialia. 



Several examples, 100 to 350 mm. in total length, from 

 Cape York, Burnett E.., Mary R., and New South Wales. 



6. Nematalosa horni. 



Chatoessus horni, TA&i?., liep. Horn. Exped. ii. p. 180, pi. xvi. fig. 6 

 (1896). 



Depth of body 2^ to 2f in the length, length of head 3^- to 

 4. Snout as long as or sliorter than diameter of eye, which 

 is 4 to 5 in the length of head ; niaxillary extending to below 

 anterior ^ of eye ; lower edge of second suborbital oblique. 

 44 to 46 scales in a longitudinal series, 15 to 18 in a trans- 

 verse series; ventral scutes 16-18 + 9-11. Dorsal 13-16. 

 Anal 18-22. Pelvics below anterior ^ of dorsal. 



