of the Genera Sardinella, Harengula, Sfo. 381 



as long as diameter of eye, which is 3f in length of head ; 

 maxillary extending to below anterior \ of eye. 90 to 100 

 gill-rakers on lower part o£ anterior arch. 44 scales in a 

 longitudinal, 13 in a transverse series ; ventral scutes 18- 

 19 + 14. Dorsal 18-19. Anal 20-21. Pel vies 8-rayed, 

 below middle of dorsal. Caudal lobes long, ^ length of fish. 

 A dark spot at base of anterior dorsal rays. Vertebrae 46. 



Two specimens, 170 and 200 mm. in total length, from 

 Camaroon. 



6. Sardinella dayi^ sp. n. 



Depth of body 2| in the length, length of head 34. 

 Snout as long as diameter of eye, which is 3f in length of 

 head ; maxillary extending to below anterior ^ of eye. 130 

 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arcli. 44 scales in a 

 longitudinal and 12 in a transverse series; ventral scutes 

 19 + 13. Dorsal 18j nearly equidistant from end of snout 

 and base of caudal. Anal 19. Felvics 8-rayed, below middle 

 of dorsal. Pectoral | length of head. ISilvery ; back 

 darker ; a blackish spot at base of anterior dorsal rays ; 

 upper part o£ dorsal and edge of caudal dusky. 



A single specimen, 125 mm. long, from Karwar, India, 

 presented by N. B. Kinnear, Esq. The species is named in 

 memory of Dr. Francis Day. 



7. Sardinella hrachysoma. 



? Koioala albella, Cav. & Val. Hist, Nat. Poiss. xx. p. 362, pi. 602 



(1847). 

 Sardinella brachi/soma. Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. 1852, HariiiD'aclit. 



p. 19. 

 Harengula hypselosoma, Bleek.- Nat. Tiidscbr. Ned. Ind. viii. 1855, 



p. 427. 

 Clupea brachi/soma, Giintli. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 423 (1868) ; Bleek. Atl. 



Ichth. vi. p. 104, Clup. pi. ix. fig-. 4 (1872) ; Day, Fish. India, p. 635, 



pi. clxiii. fig. 3 (1878) ; Weber & Beaufort, Fish. ludo-Austral. 



Archipel. ii. p. 70, fig. 25 (1913). 

 Clupea hypselosoma, Giiuth. t. c. p. 431 ; Bleek. I. c. pi. ix. fig. 2. 



Depth of body 2J to 3 in the length, length of head 4 to 

 4^. Snout shorter than diameter of eye, which is 3 to 3^ in 

 length of head ; maxillary extending to below anterior ^ of 

 eye or a little beyond. 55 to 65 gill-rakers on lower part of 

 anterior arch. 40 to 44 scales in a longitudinal and 12 or 13 

 in V transverse series ; ventral scutes 17-20+ 12-13. Dorsal 

 le-,-20. Anal 18-22. Pelvics 8-rayed, below or in advance 

 oi 'middle of dorsal. A dark spot at base of dorsal ; upper 

 ]/){ rt of dorsal and ends of caudal lobes often dusky. 

 1 India ; Malay Archipelago. 



