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 i. Coilia macrognathus Blkr. 



Coilia macrognathos Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie III. 1852, p. 436. 

 Coilia macrognathiis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 406. 

 Coilia (Chaetomus) macrognathus Bleeker, All. Ichth. VI. livr. 25, 26. 1872, p. 138. 

 Coilia macrognathos von Martens, Exped. nach Ost-Asien, Zool. Teil Bd. I. 

 1876, p. 201, 404. 



B. 10; D. i + 1415; A. 62 73; P. 1617; v - 7; L - ! 

 58 62; L. tr. 10 n. 



Elongate, compressed. Height about 4, head 4 2 / 3 5, eye 

 5 5 ! / 2 . Snout prominent, as long as eye. Maxillary produced 

 into a long sword shaped process, extending far beyond the 

 root of the pectorals, with a row of alternant smaller and 

 stronger teeth along the whole of its border. Dorsal more than 

 twice as near to snout as to caudal. Ventrals inserted just 

 behind origin of dorsal, almost twice as near to suboper- 

 culum as to anal. Anal 2 2 ! / 4 in length of body. Pectorals 

 with the 5 of 6 upper rays produced and reaching or sur- 

 passing first anal rays. 39 43 keeled and strongly spiniferous 

 abdominal scutes, 12 13 anterior to the ventrals. About 22 

 gillrakers, with distinct spines at the innerside, not quite 2 

 times as long as branchial filaments, as long as eye. Silverish, 

 back darker. Fins hyaline, anterior half of dorsal and border 

 of anal and caudal dusky. Length 260 mm. (Compared with 

 typical specimen in the Leyden Museum). 



Habitat: Borneo (Pamangkat, Sungiduri, Sinkawang, Ma- 

 tang, Sarawak). Siam. 



In estuaries. 



2. Coilia lindmani Blkr. 



Coilia Lindmani Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sclent. Indo-Neerl. III. 1858. Zesde Bijdr. 



vischfauna Sumatra, p. 48. 



Coilia lindmani Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 405. 

 Coilia (Chactomus) Lindmani Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. VI. livr. 25, 26. 1872, p. 139. 



B. n; D. i + 13; A. 76; P. 17; V. 7; L.I. 50. 



Oblong, compressed. Height tf\ v head about 5, eye almost 4. 

 Snout prominent, shorter than eye. Maxillary rather narrow, 

 extending to below the root of the pectorals, with small, almost 

 equal teeth along its border. Dorsal about two times nearer 

 to snout than to base of caudal. Ventrals inserted scarcely 

 behind origin of dorsal. Anal less than twice in length of 



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