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i. Chirocentrus Cuvier. 



(CuviER. Regne animal. 1817. p. 178). 



For characters of single genus see those of the family. 

 i. Chirocentrus dorab (Forsk.). 



Clupea dorab Forskal. Descript. Animal. 1775. p. 72. 



Clupea dentex Bloch, Schneider. Systema Ichth. 1801, p. 428. 



Esox Chirocentrus Lacepede. Hist. Nat. Poiss. V. 1803, p. 296. 



Chirocentrus dorab Cuvier & Valenciennes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. XIX. 1846, p. 150. 



Chirocentrus hypselosoma Bleeker. Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie. III. 1852, p. 71. 



Chirocentrus dorab Gunther. Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 475. 



Chirocentrus dorab Bieeker. Atl. Ichth. VI. 18661872, p. 92. 



Chirocentrus hypselosoma Bleeker. Atl. Ichth. VI. 18661872, p. 93. 



Chirocentrus dorab Day. Fishes of India. 4. 18781888, p. 652. 



Chirocentrus dorab Jordan & Herre. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXXI. 1906, p. 641. 



Chirocentrus dorab Gunther. Fische der Siidsee. Heft Vill. 1909, p. 388. 



Fig. ii. Chirocentrtis dorab (Forsk.). 



B. 8; D. 1617; A - 26 3 6 ; P- 12 14; V. 67. 



Height 6'/ 2 9 head 5 6, eye 4 5. Bluish black above, 

 gradually silvery to sides and abdomen. Fins hyaline, dorsal 

 and pectorals dusky, caudal brownish. Length 1000 mm. 

 and more. 



Nom. indig. : Parang (Mai.), Terak (Jav.), Dentobu (Buru). 



Habitat: Java (Batavia ! , Cheribon!, Semarang, Tegal, 

 Surabaya); Madura!; Sumatra (Benkulen, Padang, Under Lang- 

 kat); Singapore; Bintang (Rio); Banka ; Borneo (Singkawang, 

 Sampit); Celebes (Macassar, Bonthain, Sindjai); Buru (Kajeli); 

 Batjan ; Obi major; Ambon; New Guinea. New Brittain; 

 Queensland; Philippines; Formosa; China; Japan; Siam; British 

 India; Red Sea; along the coast of Africa to Natal. 



In sea. 



