172 THRISSA HERRING. 



by a black band : tail forked, and terminated with 

 a broad black band. Native of the Indian and 

 American seas, and sometimes found in rivers : in 

 considerable esteem as an edible fish. 



THRISSA HERRING. 



Clupea Thrissa. C. argcnteo-cccruksccns, pinnis pectoralibus 



ritbris, radio ultimo pinnae dorsalis clongato. 

 Silvery-blueish Herring, with red pectoral fins, and the last 



ray of the dorsal fin elongated. 

 Clupea Thrissa. C. pinna ani radiis -ciginti-octo, dorsalis radio 



posfmno sctaccn. Liit. Syst. Nat. p. 524. 

 C, radio ultimo dorsali elongato, pinna ani recto. Lloch. t. 



LENGTH about twelve inches : shape of the body 

 deep, the abdomen projecting considerably, and 

 being serrated beneath, but without any dilatation 

 on the sides of the scales : colour blueish silvery, 

 with a dusky cast on the back: head small: mouth 

 small: scales large: lateral line running nearly strait 

 from gills to tail : dorsal fin slightly scaled at the 

 base, and terminated behind or at the shallowest 

 part by a very long single ray, extending nearly as 

 far as the base of the tail, which is strongly forked : 

 all the fins blueish, except the pectoral, which are 

 red. Native of the American seas : observed by 

 Plumier: inhabits rivers at the spawning season, 

 and deposits its eggs among aquatic plants, &c. 



