CLUPEID^!. 371 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



A. Teeth in lower jaw*. 



a. Teeth on tongue, palatines, pterygoids, 



but none on the vomer. [p. 371. 



D. 19, A. 20-22, L. 1. 45 1. C. brachysoma; 



D. 18, A. 17-19, L. 1. 44-45. Caudal 



black-tipped 2. C. atricauda, p. 372. 



D. 17-18, A. 17-18, L. 1. 45 3. C. kunzei, p. 372. 



D. 17-18, A. 18-20, L. 1. 40 4. C. leiogaster, p. 372. 



D. 16-17, A. 14-10, L. 1. 45-48 5. C. longiceps, p. 373. 



b. Teeth on tongue and palatines, none on 



pterygoid or vomer. 

 D. 18-19, A. 19-20, L. 1. 45-48 6. C.fimbriata, p. 373. 



c. Teeth on tongue ; none on palatines, 



pterygoids, or vomer. 

 D. 16-17, A. 18-19, L. 1. 41^4, L. tr. 11. 7. C. sindensis, p. 374. 



B. No teeth in the jaws. 



a. Teeth on pterygoids and on the tongue ; 



none on vomer or palatines. 

 D. 14-15, A. 17-20, L. 1. 38-40 8. C. lile, p. 374. 



b. No teeth inside mouth. 



D. 15-18, A. 24-29, L. 1. 90. Back trans- 

 versely barred 9. C. variegata. p. 375. 



D. 14-16, A. 21-24, L. 1. 80-110. Back 



not barred 10. C. chapra, p. 375. 



D. 18-19, A. 19-22, L. 1. 46-49, L. tr. 17-19. 11. C. ilisha, p. 376. 



D. 17, A. 20-21, L. 1. 42^5, L. tr. 13-14. 

 Length of head 4 in total 12. C. kanagurta, p. 377. 



D. 16-17, A. 19-20, L. 1. 39-40, L. tr. 13-14. 



Length of head 5 to 5 in total 13. C. toll, p. 377. 



D. 15-16, A. 18-19, L. 1. 38-40, L. tr. 10-11. 

 Length of head 5 in total 14. C. melanura, p. 378. 



460. (1.) Clupea brachysoma. 



Sardinella brachysoma, Bleeker, Batav. Genootsch. Verhand. xxiv, 



Haring. p. 19. 

 Clupea brachysoma, Dai/, Fish. India, p. 635, pi. clxiii, fig. 3 (see 



synon.). 



Cumtdden toaddy, Mai. 

 D.19. P. 17. V.8. A. 20-22. C.20. L. 1. 45. L.tr. 11-12. 



Length of head 5, height of body 3j to 3| iii the total length. 

 Eyes diameter about 3 in length of head, and nearly 1 ilium, from 

 end of snout and i diarn. apart. Lower jaw rather prominent. 

 Fins ventral inserted beneath the centre of the dorsal. Last 

 two anal rays rather prolonged. Scales regularly arranged, their 

 edges crenulated. Scutes well developed, 18 before and 1 2 behind 

 the base of the ventral fin. Colour greenish above, the bases of 

 the scales being a little dark ; caudal tin dark-tipped. 



Hal>. East coast of Africa, seas of India to the Malay Archi- 

 pelago ; rare in India. 



* In some instances these are lost, occasionally they are very minute or even 

 nut developed. 



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