1292 Catalogue of Malayan Fishes. [Dec. 



Coilia reynaldi. Cuv. and Val 



Coilia reynaldi, Cuv. and Val. XXI. 81. (Young.) 

 Adult. Pale golden throughout ; head above and back sparingly- 

 dotted with black ; from the middle of the gill-opening towards the 

 tail a series of distant rounded spots of shining or burnished gold ; in 

 some individuals a second shorter series from the root of the pectorals 

 to opposite the anterior third of the anal ; fins reddish yellow ; upper 

 half of dorsal sparingly dotted with black, caudal and margin of the 

 anal blackish. Iris golden, orbital half black ; pupil circular, but the 

 aperture of the adipose orbital membrane horizontally elliptic. 



IV 



D 1/15, C 11, A 107 to 116, V 7, P— , Br. X. 



Habit. — Sea and estuaries of Pinang, Malayan Peninsula, Singa- 

 pore. 

 Rangoon. 



Total length : 7 inch. 



The length of the head is \ of the body, the caudal not includ- 

 ed, or 6£ in the total. The horizontal diameter of the eye is £ 

 of the length of the head ; the distance across the forehead is 1^ 

 diameter. The upper maxillaries reach but halfway between the angle 

 of the lower jaw and the root of the pectorals. The greatest vertical 

 diameter, in front of the dorsal, is contained from 5|- to 5§ times in the 

 total length. The dorsal, preceded by a short, strong spine, commences 

 a little in front of the second fourth of the total length ; the first divided 

 ray (the fifth of the fin,) terminates in a filament, which, however, from 

 its slenderness is frequently broken. The ventrals are situated oppo- 

 site the commencement of the dorsal, a little nearer the pectorals than 

 the anal. The latter commences a little behind the dorsal, at the 

 second third of the total length. The extent of the base of the anal is 

 If in the total length, in which the distance from the muzzle is 2f . 

 The four pectoral filaments are contained 3^ times in the total length 

 and reach a little behind the commencement of the anal ; the second ray 

 is divided in two, the other three are simple. The length of the pectoral 

 rays does not exceed § of the head. The caudal is pointed. At 

 Pinang single individuals occur at all seasons, and like the rest of the 

 Clupeoidce, are eaten by the natives either fresh or dried. 



