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to end of snout than to root of caudal. The length of the 

 base of the dorsal about as long as its height, which is less 

 than half the height of the body. The much lower anal about 

 equals the length of the dorsal. Pectorals longer than posto- 

 cular part of head, ventrals opposite to middle of dorsal. 

 Caudal much longer than head. Scales adherent, regularly 

 arranged, scarcely striated and ciliated; 16 17 prae- and 

 II 12 postventral keeled abdominal scutes. About 60 fine 

 gillrakers, the longest of which are considerably shorter than 

 the eye. Silvery, back dark. Fins hyaline, caudal dark behind. 

 Length 520 mm. 



Habitat: Java (Batavia, Tjiringin, Palabuan); Sumatra 

 (Bagan api api !) ; Bankalis ; Borneo (Sungiduri, Stagen ! Sara- 

 wak) ; Singapore. - - Known by the malayan name Trubu and 

 Trubuk. It forms the object of a very important fishery at 

 the mouth of some rivers in Borneo, Malacca and Sumatra. 

 The dried and salted fray is known as w telor ikan" in the 

 malayan market. Also in sea. 



3. Clupea (Alosa) platygaster Gthr. 



Alausa brachysoma Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie, V. 1853. p. 527. 

 Clupea platygaster Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 448. 

 Alosa brachysoma Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. VI. 1872, p. 115. 



Fig. 24. Clupea (Alosa) platygaster Gthr. 

 B. 6; D. 1718; A. 2021; P. 1314; V. 8; L.I. 4043; 



L. tr. 14 15. 



Oblong, abdominal profile much more convex than dorsal 

 one. Height 2 ! / 3 , head -^\^ eye 3, i 3 / 4 times in postorbital 

 part of head, equal to snout. Maxillary reaches below middle 

 of eye or somewhat farther, 7 10 postfrontal striae. Prae- 



