72 , 



3. Clupea (Harengula) koningsbergeri M. Web. & de Bfrt. 



Clupea (Harengula) Koningsbergeri Max Weber & L. F. de Beaufort, Verhand. 

 Akad. Amsterdam, XVII. N. 3, 1912, p. 14. 



B. 6; D. 1819; A. 2021; P. 15; V. 8; L.I. 43 44; 

 L. tr. 12. 



Abdominal profile conspicuously more convex than the 

 dorsal, which is nearly straight, but oblique from the dorsal 

 to the snout. Height 2 3 / 4 ; head 3 4 / 5 ; eye 2 3 / 4 , a little longer 

 than postorbital part of head and '/ 4 longer than snout. 

 Maxillary reaches nearly to middle of eye, 2 times in head ; 

 its inferior border finely denticulated. Three to 5 diverging 

 postfrontal striae. Operculum about three times as high as 

 broad, emarginated behind, its inferior margin straight-cut 

 and oblique, suboperculum rhombic, its inferior anterior angle 

 acute, the posterior one rounded ; praeoperculum nearly straight 

 behind. Cheeks and operculum venulous. Dorsal about midway 

 between snout and caudal, its origin much nearer to snout. 

 Its base shorter than its height, which is more than half the 

 height of the body. Anal much lower than dorsal, its base 

 about as long as that of dorsal. Ventrals midway the body, 

 they originate not much before middle of dorsal. Pectorals a 

 little shorter than head. Caudal 3 3 / 5 of body, scaly. 4 6 

 larger curved teeth in mandible, fine teeth on upper jaw, 

 palatines and tongue. Gillrakers 32, longest 2 / 3 of eye. Scales 

 with 3 vertical lines, their margin entire or more or less 

 crenulated and striated ; behind dorsal and on peduncle of 

 caudal with at least 3 waved lines; about 12 praedorsal median 

 scales; 17 praeventral and 12 13 postventral scutes. Back 

 dark, otherwise silvery, on superior half 3 dark longitudinal 

 lines, between the 2 superior about 8 vertical dark patches 

 and sometimes a few on the flanks. Fins hyaline, caudal with 

 a dark hue. Length about 130 mm. 



Habitat: Aru Islands! 



In sea. 



4. Clupea (Harengula) melanura (C. V.). 



Alausa melanurus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss. XX. 1847. p. 441. 

 Harengula (Taralosd) Valenciennesi Bleeker, Verb. Akad. Amsterdam, (2) II. 



1868, p. 300, (nomen solum). 



Clupea melanura Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 449. 

 Clupea (Harengula} melanurus Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. VI. 1872. p. III. 



