1916.] Fauna of the Chilka Lake : Fish. 425 



by Rutter — by whom E. mystax was sunk as a synonym of E. porova, Blkr., without 

 any justification. Günther rightly concluded that E. mystax, E. porova and E. mysta- 

 coides, Blkr., were names for the same species ; he, however, selected E. mystacoides, 

 sinking the rest of the names believing E. mystax (Bl. and Sehn.) to be a different 

 species. 



There are four specimens in the collection from Rambha Bay, one 80 mm. in 

 length was collected in March 1914, and the rest measuring 66 mm. to 77 mm. were 

 collected on 22-VH-14. 



Probably the species is an occasional visitor not breeding in the lake. 



Distribution: — Seas and estuaries of India, China, North Celebes, Singapore, 

 Borneo, Sumatra and Java. 



Genus STOLEPHORUS, Lacépède. 

 Stolephorus indicus (V. Hasselt). 



1803. Clupea atherinoides, Rüssel, Vizag. Fish., II, p. 71, pi. clxxxvii. 



1823. Engraulis indicus, Van Hasselt, Algem. Konst-Letterbode, p. 229, fig. 2. 



1872. Stolephorus indicus. Bleeker, Atl. Ich., VI, p. 127, t. cclix, fig. 2. 



1878. Engraulis indicus, Day, Fish. Ind., p. 629, pi. clviii, fig. 3. 



1889. Engraulis indicus, Day, Faun. Brit. Ind., Fish., I, p. 394. 



1914. Anchovia indica, Alvin Seale, Philip. Joitrn. Sc, IX D, p. 59. 



This is the most common species of the family in the lake. It is gregarious 

 in habit, planctonic, of small size and translucent when alive. There are alto- 

 gether five hundred and two specimens in the collection, some of which are young. 

 There are two prevailing colours irrespective of age, size and locality, viz., — reddish- 

 brown and pale yellow. 



The following table gives the localities, dates of capture, and the sizes. The 

 species occurs throughout the lake and it appears to be a permanent inhabitant breed- 

 ing in winter (January and February). 



7 



specimens 



Balugaon 



21-VÜ-13, 



measuring from 18 mm. to 23 mm. 













Colour pale yellow. 



1 



specimen 



Off Barnikuda Island 



17-Ü-14, 



î > 



60 mm. Col. brown. 



13 



specimens 



S.E. of Barkul bungalow 



i-iii-14, 



? * 



25 mm. to 35 mm. Col. 

 pale yellow. 



288 



! Ï 



From prawn traps and nets at Barkul 



2i-ix-i4, 



? » 



26 mm. to 56 mm. Col. 

 yellow. 



14 



)) 



Breakfast Island 



17-Ü-14, 



î 5 



35 mm. to 40 mm. Col. 

 pale yellow. 



1 



specimen 



Chiriya Island 



23-Ü-14, 



? î 



38 mm. Col. pale yellow. 



3 



specimens 



S.W. of Kalidai 



23-Ü-14, 



> J 



36 mm. to 42 mm. Col. 

 pale yellow. 



122 



J? 



N.E. of Kalidai 



5-UÏ-14, 



>> 



28 mm. to 47 mm. Col. 

 pale yellow. 



10 



»? 



Do. Do. 



Do. 



! • 



36 mm. to 47 mm. Col. 

 reddish-brown. 



4 



«> 



Do. Do. 



Do. 



JÎ 



12 mm. to 18 mm. Col. 

 yellow. 



7 



>! 



Off Nalbano Island 



6-iii-i4, 



5? 



25 mm. to 42 mm. Col. 

 pale yellow. 



1 



specimen 



S.E. of Patsahanipur 



28-Ü-I4, 



JÏ 



38 mm. Col. pale yellow. 



