4 8 



longer than branchial filaments. A silvery lateral band disap- 

 pearing in formaline. Caudal yellowish with a black margin. 



Length 120 mm. (Compared with specimens of Bleeker's 

 collection in the Leyden Museum). 



Nom. indig. : Teri (Malay.). 



Habitat: Java (Batavia) ; Sumatra (Bagan Api Api !) ; Banka ; 

 Borneo (Sampit, Sarawak); Batjan. Philippines, Malay Pen- 

 insula, westward to Bombay. 



In sea and ascending rivers. 



6. Coilia Gray. 



(Gray, Zoolog. Miscell. 1831, p. 9), 



Compressed, very elongate, terminating in a long tapering 

 tail. Scales rather small, deciduous. Mouth oblique. Maxillary 

 more or less produced [Fig. 10 on p. 16]. Origin of dorsal 

 before origin of anal, which is very long (62 116 rays) 

 and goes i l / 2 2 ] / 4 times in length. Caudal pointed, united 

 with the anal. Four to 19 upper pectoral rays are free and 

 filamentous and much prolonged. Teeth on jaws, vomer, pala- 

 tines, pterygoids and tongue. No caninoid teeth. 



Synopsis of the species. 



I. 4 6 free pectoral rays. 



A. Origin of dorsal in front of ventrals. 



a. Maxillary with unequal alternate teeth, reach- 

 ing far beyond root of pectorals. 39 43~abdomi- 

 nal scutes C. macrognathus p. 49. 



b. Maxillary with almost equal teeth, reaching to 



root of pectorals. 31 abdominal scutes C. lindmani p. 49. 



B. Origin of dorsal opposite to ventrals. 



a. 6 free pectoral rays C. dussumieri p. 50. 



b. 4 free pectoral rays C. quadrifilis p. 51. 



II. ii 19 free pectoral rays. 



A. Maxillary not reaching the hindborder of prae- 



operculum, 19 free pectoral rays C. rebentlschi p. 51. 



B. Maxillary reaching quite or almost to gillopening, 

 ii 14 free pectoral rays. 



a. Belly rounded before ventrals. Eye sVai n 



free pectoral rays C. polyfilis p. 52. 



b. Belly with 4 scutes before ventrals. Eye 3'/ 2 



to more than 4; 12-14 fr ee pectoral rays. C. borneensis p. 52. 



