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ZOOLO(;v OI" THE FAR KAST 
Family CHIROCENTRIDAE. 
Chirocentrus dorab (Forsk.). 
1913. Chirocentrus dorah, Weber and Beaufort, Fish. I ndo-A itslral. Archipe'. II. p. 18, llg. 11. 
1922. Chirocentrus dorab, (Larval and post-larval stages), Delsinaii, Bijdr. Dierkunde Amsterdam 
(Max Weber Feest-miminer). XXII. p. 25; Treubia, Biiilenzorg III. pp. 38-46. 
In Dr. Annandale's collection from the Tale Sap this species is represented 
by two large specimens and several post-larval forms. The adult specimens were 
obtained at Singgora, while the young forms were collected both in fresh and brackish 
water at several places in the lake. The following table shows the exact localities 
whence the larval forms were obtained in the lake, with their number and measure- 
ment in millimetres :— 
No. of specimens. Length in mm. Locality. Date. 
1 . . I4*() . . Close in shore about \ mile vS. of Patalung river . . 14-i-lC). 
2 .. 14,16- 5 .. About I mile due N. of .South peak of Koh Si Hah .. 17-1-16. 
I .. 22'0 .. E. Channel between Koh Yaw and mainland .. 24-1-16. 
5 . . I3-4-23-6 . . Pak Raw up channel to R. Lem Tak. . . 25-1- 16. 
I . . i6-o . . Singgora . . . . . . . . 28-1-16. 
Chirocentnis dorah is a widely distributed species. Its range extends from the 
east coast of Africa, through Red Sea, India, the Malay Archipelago to China and 
Japan. It is also found in the Philippines, Queensland and New Brittain. 
Dr. Annandale,' on Dr. Chaudhuri's authority, referred the young of this species 
to the family vSalangidae, with which they bear a rather close superficial resemblance. 
Family CLUPEIDAE. 
Hilsa toli (C.V.). 
1913. Clupfa [Alosa] toli, Webci and Beaufort, op. cit., p. b^. 
1917. Hilsa toli. Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) XIX. p. 3o(). 
There is a single specimen of this species in the collection, it was obtained b}' 
Dr. Annandale at Singgora. The species is widely distributed in the seas and estua- 
ries of India, the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 
Hilsa kanagurta (Bleeker). 
1913. Clupea {Alosa) kanagurta, Weber and Beaufort, op. cit., p. 67. 
1917. Hilsa kanagurta, Regan, op. cit., p. 304. 
This species is represented in the collection by 9 specimens, of wliich 4 are quite 
young, while the remainder are half-grown. All the nine examples were collected b}- 
Dr. Annandale at Singgora. I have carefully compared m}^ specimens with Regan's 
description of the species and find that they differ in having a less deep body and a 
comparatively shorter head. The depth of the body is contained more than three 
times and the length of the head more than 4 times in the total length without the 
caudal. Probably the differences in proportions are due to the immaturity of the 
specimens. 
Hilsa kanagurta is widely distributed and its range extends from Zanzibar to 
the Malay Archipelago. 
I .\nnaudale, Journ. Nat. Ht<;/. Soc. Siam II. pp. 92 (1916). 
