CUAIIACINID.K. 



I I 



long as deep ; snout as long as or shorter than eye, which is lateral and 

 -2 (.V"»"g) to 3^ times in length of head ; adipose eyelid well developed ; 

 interorbital region convex, its widtii 2| to 3 times in length of head ; 

 maxillary not extending to below anterior border of eye; 14 (") teeth 

 Ill iip[icr jaw, lU (^) in lower; lower border of second suborbital as 

 long as eye. Gill-rakers long and slender, 15 to IS on lower 2)art of 

 anterior arch. Dorsal IIS, originating above ventral, at equal distance 

 from end of snout and from caudal, longest ray | to once lengtli of 

 head. Anal 111 17-18. Pectoral -J to once length of head, not 



Fig. 114. 



Alestts (iiiS(iri/ii. 

 Ty[)e. t. 



reaciiing ventral. Caudal forked, with long pointed lobe.s. Caudal 

 peduncle 1 j to U times as long as deep. Scales 37-40 ^^, H between 

 lateral line and ventral. Steel-blue on the back, silvery white on the 

 sides and below; fins greyish, ventral, anal, and caudal yellow or 

 orange at the base; pectoral and ventral often with a larir(> l)lack or 

 blackish blotch. 



Total length 27U millini. 

 Angola. 



(>lii;iii/,;i I!, at ( \m^a. 



,, I)oll(l(). 



1-0. Tvpcs. 

 7-8. Types. 

 '.•-11. Types. Liicalhi K. at Luc:.lla 



Distinguished from A. maeruj^iltlliahiiKS 

 11, instead of oO-lo ''-^= "'^ 



Viil.. IV. 





Dr. W. .1. An>oi-no (C.> 



by larger scales (37-40 ^^ 



