446 On the Fishes of the Subfamily Salangince. 



Two specimens, 150 mm. in total length, from Icliang 

 {Pratt). 



I am indebted to Dr. Pellegrin for notes on the typo of the 

 species, which leave little doubt that these examples should 

 be referred to Salanx cuvieri. 



6. Parasalanx gracillimus, sp. n. 



D. 12. A. 27. P. 10. Depth of body 18 in the length, 

 length of head 54. Head a little more than 3 times as long 

 as broad; snout as long as postorbital part of head. Origin 

 of pelvics equidistant from head and origin of anal, which is 

 below the eighth or ninth dorsal ray. 



A single specimen, 120 mm. in total length, from Shanghai 

 (Shanghai Museum). 



7. Parasalanx longianalis, sp. n. 



D. 12-13. A. 30-32. P. 10. Depth of body 13 to 15 

 in the length, length of head oi. Head 3 times as long as 

 broad; snout shorter than postorbital part of head. Origin 

 of pelvics equidistant from head and origin of anal, which is 

 below the fifth to the seventh dorsal ray. 



Four specimens, 110-125 mm. in total length, from 

 Liao-ho, Northern China (Morrison). 



8. Parasalanx acuticeps, Regan, 1908. 



D. 13-14. A. 26-27. P. 9-10. Depth of body 11 in 

 the length, length of head 5J to 5§. Head 3 times as long- 

 as broad ; snout shorter than postorbital part of head. 

 Origin of pelvics nearer to anal than to base of pectoral ; 

 origin of anal below second dorsal ray. 



Two specimens, 115 mm. in total length, from Lake 

 Candidius, Formosa (Moltrecht) . 



9. Parasalanx angusticeps, sp. n. 



D. 14. A. 28. P. 10. Depth of body 16 in the length, 

 length of head 51,. Head nearly 4 times as long as broad ; 

 snout a little longer than postorbital part of head. Origin of 

 pelvics equidistant from base of pectoral and origin ot anal, 

 which is below that of the dorsal. 



A single specimen, 153 mm. in total length, from China 

 (Haslar). 



