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mouth. The maxilla elongated posteriorly and almost or quite 

 reaching the ventral fin. Fins dorsal situated entirely in advance 

 of anal. Pectoral as long as head without the snout. Ventral in- 

 serted slightly in advance of the vertical from the origin of the 

 dorsal. Lower caudal lobe the longer. 7 or 8 strong spines 

 behind the ventral fin, and 13 or 14 anterior to it. Pseudo- 

 branchiae rudimentary. Colour coppery, becoming silvery below, 

 a large black shoulder-spot passing over the back. Caudal straw- 

 coloured, with a dark extremity. 



Hob. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



498. (8.) Engraulis telara. 



Clupea telara, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 241, 332, pl.ii, fig. 72. 



Engraulis telara, Day, Fish. India, p. 027, pi. clviii, fig. 2 (see synon.). 



Tampara, Ooriah ; Nga pyd, Nya tannSt, and Nga out pha, Burmese. 



B.xii-xiii.D.l + 14-15. P.15.V.7. A. 70-80. C.19. L.I. 52. L.tr.14. 



Length of head 6 to 7, height of body 4*- in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 4 in length of head, f diam. from end of snout, 

 and 11 apart. The maxilla extends to opposite the gill-opening. 

 Fins origin of dorsal slightly posterior to that of anal, much 

 nearer to snout than to base of caudal fin. Pectoral with its upper 

 ray elongated to opposite the centre of anal fin (in some examples 

 this ray is only slightly produced), whilst the fin itself extends to 

 opposite the posterior end of the ventral ; lower caudal lobe the 

 longer, the upper truncated ; base of the anal fin considerablv more 

 than half the total length without the caudal fin. Scales 7 spiny 

 scales behind the ventral and 15 or 16 before it. Pseudob ranch ia? 

 rudimentary. Colour greenish along back, becoming silvery dashed 

 with gold along the abdomen ; dorsal and caudal yellow, the upper 

 lobe of the caudal and the upper margin of the dorsal stained black ; 

 pectoral in the young yellowish, but in the adult of a deep blue- 

 black, except the elongated ray, which is usually uncoloured in its 

 posterior three fourths ; ventral and anal uncoloured. 



Hub. Orissa, Bengal, Cachar, and Burma, in which latter country 

 I have taken it as high up as Mandalay. This fish attains at least 

 16 inches in length. 



499. (9.) Engraulis breviceps. 



Engraulis breviceps, Cantor, J. A. S. B. xviii, p. 1288 ; Catal. Mai. 

 Fish. p. 306 ; Day, Fi*h. India, p. 628 (see synon.). 



B. xvi-xix. D. 1 + 17. P.14. V. 7. A. 60-64. C. 17. L.l.54-56. L.tr. 14. 



Length of head 7 to 7, height of body 4 to 4| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 5^ to 6 in length of head, ^ diam. from 

 end of snout, and 1 to 1-L apart. Lower jaw slightly the longer ; 

 maxilla truncated opposite the mandibular joint. Fins pectoral 



