382 Mr. C. T. Regan an the Clupeid Fishes 



Seven examples, 100 to 150 mm. in lengtli, from Madras, 

 Javn, and Amboina, including the types of the species and ot" 

 JJ. linpselosoina. 



8. Sardinella perforata. 



Chipeonia perforata, Cantor, J. As. Soc. B(!ngal, xviii. 1850, p. 1276. 

 Clupalosn bidan, Bleek. Verb. Bat. Gen. xxii. 1849, Madura, p. 12. 

 Spratel/a kowala, Bleek. Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. ii. 1851, p. 492. 

 Clupea perforata, Giiutli. Cat. I'ish. vii. p. 424 (1868) ;' Bleek. Atl. 



Iclith. vi. p. 110, Clup. pi. X. fig. 2 (1872); Weber & Beaufort, 



Indo-Austral. Avcb. Fish. ii. p. 74 (1913). 

 Clupea Lilian, Bleek. Atl. Iclith. vi. p. 110, Clup. pi. viii. fig. 6 (1872). 



Depth of body about 3 in the length, length of liead 4 

 to 4?. Snout as long as or a little shorter than diameter of 

 eye, which is 3^ to 3f in length of head ; maxillary extending 

 to below anterior ^ of eye. 48 to 55 (58) gill-rakers on 

 lower part of anterior arch. About 44 scales in a longitudinal, 

 12 or 13 in a transverse series ; ventral scutes 17-20 + 10-13. 

 Dorsal 17-20. Anal 17-20. Pelvies 8-rayed, below or in 

 advance of middle of dorsal. A dark spot at base of anterior 

 dorsal rays. 



Indian Ocean and Archipelago. 



Several specimens, 90 to 130 mm. in total length, including 

 types of the species, of S. koicala, and C. bulan, from the 

 Persian Gulf and the Malay Archipelago. 



9. Sardinella fimhriaia. 



Spratella Jimbriata, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Nat. Poiss. xx. p. 359, pi. 600 



(1847). 

 Korvala lauta, Cantor, J. As. Soc. Bengal, xviii. 1850, p. 1279. 

 Cli(pea Jimbi-iata, Giiuth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 427 (1868). 



Depth of body 3 to 3| in the length, length of head 4. 

 Snout as long as diameter of eye, which is 3| to 3§ in length 

 of head ; maxillary extending to below anterior ^ of eye or a 

 little beyond. 70 to 75 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior 

 arch. About 45 scales in a longitudinal and 12 in a trans- 

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

 Anal 18-21. Pelvies 8-rayed, in advance of middle of 

 dorsal. A dark spot at base of anterior dorsal rays; upper 

 part of dorsal and posterior edge of caudal dusky. 



Sea of Bengal. 



Four specimens, 110 to 125 mm. long, from Akyab, Oris. a, 

 Malabar, and Madras [Day), and the types of K. lau ct 

 (:^kin.s) from Pinang. 



