1849.] Catalogue of Malayan Fishes. 1085 



terior dorsal fin is situated at equal distance from the anterior and 

 from the root of the caudal, and it commences opposite the anterior 

 anal ray. The upper margin is falcated ; the eighth ray is a little 

 longer than the preceding. The extent of the fin equals that of the 

 anterior dorsal. The posterior margin of the caudal is lunated. The 

 anal fin is nearly triangular, but that the posterior ray slightly exceeds 

 the preceding ; the third spine is ^ the length of the anterior ray. The 

 length of the pointed, slightly falcated, pectoral fin is \ less than the 

 length of the head ; above the superior margin appears an elongated, 

 knife-blade-like scale, \ the length of the fin. The ventral fins com- 

 mence opposite the posterior half of the pectorals ; their length equals 

 J of that of the head. The elongated scale above the root extends to 

 the margin of the membrane which connects the anterior half of the 

 fifth ray to the abdomen. The elongated scale between the fins is 

 broader and projects far behind the latter connecting membrane. 



A single young individual was obtained from a part of the Pinang 

 River, (Sungei Pinang,) where the water is fresh. 



SUB FAM. ATHERINOIN.E. 



Gen, Atherina, (Artedi,) Linne, 1766. 

 Body elongated ; two widely separated dorsals ; ventrals behind the 

 pectorals ; upper jaw protractile ; minute teeth in both jaws ; in some 

 species also on the vomer, palatals and pterygoids ; each side with a 

 broad silvery band. Branchiostegous rays six. 



Atherina forskali, Riippell. 

 Atherina hepsetus, Forskal, 69, No. 101 ? 

 Atherina forskfdii, Riippell: Neue Wirbelth, Fische : 132, 



Tab. 33, Fig. 1. 

 Head above, back and upper third of the sides pale sea green, dotted 

 with black ; from the axilla to the caudal a light blue longitudinal line, 

 under which a pale yellowish, bordered beneath by a broad shining 

 silvery band ; muzzle and lips blackish ; cheeks and opercles shining 

 silvery, upper half of the latter steel-blue ; throat and abdomen silvery 

 white ; fins hyaline, margins of spines and rays of the dorsals, caudal 

 and pectorals minutely dotted with black ; posterior margin of caudal 

 blackish. Iris silvery ; above the pupil a transverse bluish black spot. 

 D 5—1/9 or 10, C 17f, A 1/13, V 1/5, P 15, Br. VI. 



