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Synopsis of the species. 



I. Origin of anal before origin of dorsal, 9 12 gillrakers, 

 more than 50 scales in L. 1. 



a. Upper pectoral ray not reaching anal, snout promi- 

 nent. D. I. 12 145 A. 50 53 S. melanochir p. 28. 



b. Upper pectoral ray reaching to middle of anal or 



even farther. Chin prominent. D. I. 17; A. 60 66. 5. brevieeps p. 29. 

 II. Origin of anal below dorsal. 18 gillrakers. Less than 

 50 scales in L. 1. Snout prominent. Upper pectoral ray 

 produced beyond origin of anal, mostly to its posterior 

 half. D. I. 13 15; A. 51 56 S. taty p. 30. 



i. Setipinna melanochir (Blkr.), 



Engraulis w^/^<7<:/>Bleeker,Verh. Bat. Gen. XXII. 1849. Bijdr. Ichth.Madura, p. 13. 

 Engraulis melanochir Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 400. 

 Setipinna melanochir Bleeker, All. Ichth. VI. 1866 72, p. 136. 



Fig. 15. Setipinna melanochir Blkr. 



B. 1213; D. i, 1214; A. 5053; P. i. 13; V. 7; L.I. 

 5053; L. tr. 1415. 



Oblong, strongly compressed, abdominal profile slightly more 

 convex than dorsal, slightly concave along upper profile of 

 head. Height 33^, head 4'/ 2 5 2 / 5 > eye 3 1 /. 5, ] / 4 lon g er 

 than snout, which projects before mandible. Maxillary dilated, 

 concavely truncated behind, extending to the mandibulary 

 joint. Origin of dorsal behind origin of anal, nearer to caudal 

 than to snout. Anal about as long as its distance from the 

 eye. Origin of ventrals about midway between anal and base 

 of pectorals. Ventrals about as long as postorbital part of 



