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Chatoessus chacimda Kner, Fische Novara Exp. 1865 1867, p. 337. 

 Chatoessus chacunda Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 411. 

 Dorosoma chacunda Bleeker, All. Ichth. VI. 1866 1872, p. 143. 

 Chatoessus chacunda Day, Fishes of India 4. 1878 1888, p. 632. 



B. 6; D. 1718; A. 1920; P. 1416; V. 8; L.I. 40; 

 L. tr. 13 14. 



Oblong slightly compressed. Ventral profile regularly rounded. 

 Profile between dorsal and snout convex, specially above oper- 

 culum. Height 2 2 ! / 2 , head 3 ! / 3 4, eye 3 3'/ 2 > anterior and 

 posterior palpebral membrane reaching pupil. Snout promi- 

 nent, about 3 / 4 of eye. Maxilla reaches a little farther than 

 anterior border of pupil. Dorsal nearer caudal than snout, its 

 origin much nearer to snout. Anal about as long as head 

 without snout. Ventrals about as long as postorbital part of 

 head, their origin below the middle of the dorsal, midway 

 between anal and origin of pectorals, which are a little shorter 

 than head, not reaching ventrals. Caudal scaly, 3 ! / 4 4 ! / 4 in 

 length. Scales firm, their hindborder irregular or with distinct 

 teeth. 14 16 praeventral, n 12 postventral abdominal keeled 

 scutes, lastnamed with a prominent spine. About 80 short 

 compressed gillrakers. Silvery, upper half darker with indi- 

 stinct brown longitudinal lines, running along the rows of 

 scales. A black spot on the shoulder. Fins hyaline. Length 

 about 165 mm. 



No men in dig.: Selangkat, Trubala (Mai.); Penden, Slamat, 

 Lakar (Javan.); Bandring, Djangan (Madura); Belo (Sunda) ; 

 Pias (Bagan Api Api). 



Habitat: Java (Batavia!, Bantam, Tegal, Surabaya, Pasu- 

 ruan, Tjilatjap!); Madura; Bali; Sumatra (Telokbetong, Palem- 

 bang, Bagan Api Api!); Nias!; Pinang; Singapore; Bintang 

 (Rio); Banka; Borneo (Sambas, Pamangkat, Sinkawang, Balik- 

 papan !, Kota baru !) ; Celebes (Macassar) ; Halmahera (Sin- 

 dangola) ; Ambon, New Guinea. Philippines, Siam, Burma 

 to British India. 



In sea. 



4. Subfam. Engraulinae. 



Oblong or elongate, more or less compressed. Scales mode- 

 rate or large, thin, deciduous. Belly sharp or rounded, with 

 more or less numerous keeled abdominal scutes. Snout pro- 

 minent, mouth very large, bordered by the very small inter- 



