210 CYPEINID.E. 



Spiojffl's of the Species. 



I. Anal 13-15, its origin below or a little farther back than that of dorsal. 

 L. 1. 48-52 ; month not extending quite to be-low 



anterior border of eye ; depth of body 6-7 



times in total length . 1. E. sardella, Gthr., p. 210. 



L. 1. 50-52 ; mouth extending to below anterior 

 third of eye ; depth of body 4^ times in 

 total length 2. E. brevianalis, Blgr., p. 211. 



II. Anal 17-19, its origin below or slightly farther back than that of dorsal. 

 L. 1. 48—52 ; mouth extending to below anterior 



border of eye .......... 3. E. argenteiis, Pellegr., p. 212. 



L. 1. 40-45 ; mouth extending to beyond ver- 

 tical of anterior border of eye .... 4. J?, botfegi, Vincig. 7 p. 213. 



III. Anal 20, originating in advance of dorsal. 

 L. 1. 37 ; mouth extending to below anterior 



border of eye 5. E. mimttus, Blgr., p. 213. 



1. ENGRAULICYPRIS SARDELLA. 

 Barilius sardetta, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 292 (1868) ; Bouleng. Ann. Mas. 



Congo, Zool. i. p. 103 (1899). 

 Eugraidicypris pinguis, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 627, fig. 



Depth of body 6 to 7 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4^ 

 times. Head about '2\ times as long as broad; snout obtuse, as long as 



Fig. 184. 



Engrail liei/pris sardetta. 

 L. Nyassa. 



or a little longer than eye; chin projecting a little beyond snout; eye 

 3^ to 4 times in length of head and greater than interorbital width ; 

 mouth not extending quite to below anterior border of eye ; no naked 

 space on cheek. Gill-rakers moderately long, close-set, about 30 on lower 

 part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 9, originating above or a little in advance 

 of anal, its distance from end of snout 2\ to 3 times its distance from 

 caudal; first branched ray longest, about, ^ length of head. Anal III 



