^34 NEW SPECIES OF FISHES. [May 



width, scarcely reaching beyond the centre of the eye, 

 which is near the end of the snout, and round, its iris 

 yellow and pupil black. Operculum parallelogramiform, 

 slightly oblique, and depressed at the lower edge; dorsa 

 as high as the width of its base; pectorals acute, rather 

 long; ventrals somewhat behind the front of the dorsal, 

 which is large and truncated; anal long, subequal; late^ 

 re;/ line scarcely visible; colour blue on the back, lighter 

 at the sides, and of a silver white under the abdomen, 

 breast and tail; yellow tints are reflected from the scales 

 upon the opercnla, base of the tail and fins. The blue 

 lines are deeper towards the back than the abdomen, 

 where they disappear. 



These are salted as well as the other species, and like 

 them are taken with the seine. 



B. 7.— D. 18.— P. 16.— V. 9.— A.18.— C. 22f rays. 



2. Clupea elongata. Body lengthened, fusiform, 

 compressed; snout long, lower ja\v longest; two scaly ap- 

 pendages on each side of the base of the caudal fin, which 

 is small and forked. 



Its body^ from the end of the snout to that of the tail, 

 is five times longer than the head, by one in depth from 

 the base of the dorsal; back slightly arcuated; tail narrow; 

 abdomen carinated, the spines of which are hardly percep- 

 tible: those between the ventral and anal fins are more 

 manifest, and are in number from fourteen to fifteen; 

 opening of the mouth pretty large, maxillars narrow, ex- 

 tendmg somewhat beyond the centre of the eye, which is 

 round, having a nictitant membrane, like the other species; 

 teeth in the jaw, palate and tongue; dorsal fin less in height 

 than length, sub- quadrangular; pectorals short, roun- 



