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dorsal to caudal one diameter of eye longer than its distance 

 from point of snout. Its base shorter than its height, which 

 equals head without snout. Pectorals as long as head without 

 snout, ventrals nearly '/ 5 shorter. Their origin 2 / 3 eye diameter 

 before origin of dorsal. Base of anal nearly as long as head. 

 Its longest ray about as long as postorbital part of head. 

 Caudal deeply forked, innerside of its lobes convex. Lower 

 jaw with a series of fine curved teeth. Intermaxillary with 

 very fine teeth. Teeth on tongue, and minute ones on the 

 vomer, not perceptible on palatines. Gillrakers 17, coarse, much 

 shorter than filaments, distinctly shorter than pupil. Pseudo- 

 branchiae present. Surface of scales with reticulated lines, those 

 on the flanks also striated. Serration on abdomen more per- 

 ceptible to touch than visible, sharper in young specimens. 

 Between pectorals and ventrals 12 14 scutes, postventral 

 about 8, which are a little stronger. Yellowish brown on the 

 back, otherwise more silvery, with a broad metallic blue lateral 

 band. Fins hyaline. Caudal with exception of its hindborder, 

 dark powdered. Length up to 120 mm. 



Habitat: Lorentz-river, Dutch South New Guinea. 



In freshwater. 



3. Clupeoides hypselosoma Blkr. 



Clupeoides hypselosoma Bleeker, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. III. 1866, p. 293. 



Clupeoides hypselosoma Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 451. 



Clupea (Clupeoides} potamophilus Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. VI. livr. 25,26. 1872, p. 101. 



B. 6; D. 15; A. 16; P. 13; V. 8 ; L.I. 35 37; L. tr. 9 10. 



Oblong, compressed, ventral and dorsal profile subequal. 

 Height a little more than 3, about 4 with caudal, head about 

 3 3 / 4 , about 4 3 / 4 with caudal. Eye about 3, longer than snout. 

 Two or 3 indistinct postfrontal striae. Maxillary reaches 

 beyond frontmargin of eye, 2 ! / 2 in head. Origin of dorsal fin 

 midway between the end of the snout and the root of the 

 caudal. Pectorals a little shorter than head without snout. 

 Origin of ventrals opposite to origin of dorsal. Very small 

 teeth on jaws, vomer, palatines and pterygoids. Scales not or 

 almost not striated, hindmargin smooth. Eleven abdominal 

 scutes, 7 of which are postventral and have slender curved 

 spines. More or less silvery, back darker. No silvery lateral 

 band. Fins hyaline. Length of single specimen known (British 

 Museum): 57 mm. [Not seen by us]. 



Habitat: Borneo (Banjermassin), freshwater. 



