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Mr. C. T. Regan on the Chipeid Fishes 



PeUouula moJrsfa, Fisclier (Jalirl). TT:iml). Wiss. Anst. ii. 

 1885, p. 7.")), I'lom Eloby, is placed by Bouleiiger in the 

 synoiiyiny of F. vora.r, but unless tiie di'scriittion is quite 

 iiiconcct (teeth in jaws minute, tongue and palate toothless, 

 no lateral band, &c.) it is not a Pellonula at all, and is most 

 likely a Fardinella. 



A species from the coa*t of Brazil, described by Stein- 

 daehncras Pellonula //a/(/eH.s/s(Sitzuniisb. Akad. Wifnjxxx. 

 ], 1880j ]•>. 181, ])1. iii. fio-. 2), of which S^irdinella fiernam- 

 huranfij Schrtiiier & lliheiro (Arch. j\lu-!. Rio Janeiro, xii. 

 1903, p. 72), ajipears to be a synonym, evidently belonos to 

 the genus J/eiingio, Fowler, 1911 {lilnnosardinio, Eigen- 

 ninnn, 1912), the t3'pe of whicii is H. amazonica, Stcind., 

 from the Amazon and Guiana. 



S^nojysis of the Species. 



26-30 gill-ralcers on lower part of anterior avcli. Depth 

 3 to 4 in the length ; caudal peduncle as long- as 

 deep 1. vorax. 



27 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior aich. Dej.tli 5 

 in the length ; caudal peduncle a litlle longer than 

 deep , 2. leonensis. 



33 gil!-rakers on lower part of anterii>r arcli. D^pth 4 



in the length ; caudal peduncle H as long as deep . 3. stanleyana. 



1. Pellonida vorax. 



PeIIo7wIa vorax, Giintli. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 452 (1868). 

 Fclhjmila vorax (part.j, Eouleug. Cat. Air. lisL. i. p. 156, fig. 124 

 (1909). 



Depth of body 3 to 4 in the length, lengtli of head 3^ to 4^. 

 Snout neaily equal to diameter of eye, which is 3 to 3| in 

 length of head ; maxillary extending to below anterior 

 margin or anterior part of eye ; lower jaw a little projecting. 

 2() to 30 gill-rakeis on lower part of anterior arch. About 

 45 scales in a longitudinal serie.s, 14 in a transverse series; 

 ventral scutes 13-15 + 8-10. Dorsal lG-18 ; origin equi- 

 . distant fiom end of snout and base ot caudal, or nearer snout. 

 Anal 18-21. Pelvics varying somewhat in position, rarely 

 entirely below the dorsal, sometimes entirely in advance of 

 it. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Vertebrae 42. 



West Africa, from the Senegal to Angola. 



Kumeious examples, measuring up to 140 mm. in total 

 length. 



Tiiis species may occur in the Lower Congo, but none of 

 llie specimens from the Congo eninnerated by Boulenger ^ 

 belongs to it ; I refer specimens 18 and 19 to Cyvothrisna 



