306 Mr. C. T. Regan on the Clnpeoid Fislief 



A. IJiJsa ilishd. 



Chipanodon ilisha, Ham. Bach. Fish. Gamres, p. 243, pi. xix. fig. 75, 

 Alusa palaanh, Ciiv. & Val. Hist. ISat. Poiss. ;cx. p. 432 (1847). 

 Clupea palosoh, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 44.5 (1S68). 

 Clupea ilisha, Bay, Fish. ludia, p. 640, ]>1. clxxii. fig. 3 (1878). 



Depth of body 2^ to 3 in the length, lengtli of liead 3^ to 

 3J. l\irietal litloes nairow, covered with smooth skin in the 

 iuliilt tisli. Snout as long as or longer than dinnieter of eye, 

 which is 4| to 7 in the length of head ; niaxilhiry extending 

 to below posterior part of eye or beyond ; width of operculum 

 from a little more than -^ to § of its depth ; 120 (young) to 

 220 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 45 to 48 

 scales in a longitudinal and 17 to 20 in a transverse series ; 

 ventral scutes 17-19 + 13-14. Dorsal 18-20. Anal 18-21. 

 Pelvic fins below anterior ))art of dorsal. Caudal fin about 

 as long as the" head. Vertebrte 47. 



Persian Gulf to Burma. 



Several specimens, 130 to 350 mm. in total length. 



5. II lis I reevrsii. 



Alosa reevesii, Richards, Ichth. China, p. 305 (1846), 



Alosa palamh, Kichards, t. c. p. 30(>. 



Clupea reevesii, Giiiith. Cat, Fish, vii, p, 446 (1868). 



De|)th of body 3 to 3j in the length, length of head 3 to 

 3^. Up|)er surface of head covered with skin ; no striated 

 bones exposed, except in the young. Snout longer than 

 diameter of eye, which is 5 to 9 in length of head ; maxillary 

 extending to below posterior part or edge of eye, or a little 

 beyond ; width of operculum f or more than | of its depth ; 

 gill-rakers long and slender. 150 (young) to 250 on lower 

 ]»art of anterior arch. 42 to 45 scales in a longitudinal, 16 or 

 17 in a transverse series; ventral scutes 18 + 13-14. Dorsal 

 17-18. Anal 18-10. Pelvics below anterior half of dorsal. 

 Caudal tin about as long as the head. 



China. 



Seveti examples, 150 to 500 mm. long, from Slianghai and 

 Kiu Kiang. 



6. Hilsa toll. 



Alusa toll, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Nat. Poiss, xx, p. 435 (1847) ; Bleek. 



Atl. Ichth, vi. p, 113, Clup. pi. viii, tig. 4 (1872). 

 Alosa ctenolepis, Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. 1852, Haringacht, p. 32, 

 Clupea toll, Gunth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 447 (1868); Day, Fish. India, 



p. 641, pi. clxii, tig, 2 (1878); Weber & Beaufort, Fish, ludo- 



Austral. Arch. ii. p. 64 (1913). 

 Cbipea chapra, Giinlh. /. c. 



