PISCES. 
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OSTEOGLOSSID^E. 
This family has been established by Dr. Gunther, Fish. vii. 
p. 377, for Osteoglossum, Arapahna, and Heterotis, 
CLUPEIDiE. 
Dr. Gunther has proposed the following arrangement of the 
fishes of this family (Fish. vii. p. 381) : — 
First Group. Engraulina. 
1. Cetengraulis (g. n., p. 383) with 3 species, C. edentulus (Cuv.) being 
the type. 
2. Engraulis (0. & V.) with 39 species, three of which are new, viz. E. 
hrevirostris, Bahia (p. 392), E. polgnemoides, Madagascar (p. 394), and E. 
batesii, Para (p. 399). 
3. Coilia (Gray) with 12 species : Coilia quadri/ilis^ sp. n., from the Ma- 
layan peninsula (p. 403). 
Second Group. Chatoessina. 
4. Chatoessus (C. & V.) with 15 species, two being new, viz. Ch. erehi, 
Australia (p. 407), and Ch. mexicanus, Central America (p. 409). 
Third Group. Clupeina. 
5. Clupea (Cuv.) with 90 species, the following being new: — Cl. atri- 
cauda, Ceram and Amboyna (p. 426), Cl. notacanthusj Chile (p. 443). 
6. Clnpcoides (Blltr.) with 4 species. 
7. Tcllonula (g. n.) vorax (sp. n., p. 452), from West Africa. 
8. ClupcicMhys (Blkr.) with 1 species. 
9. Pcllona (C. & V.) with 19 species. 
10. Pristigaster (Cuv.) with 8 species. 
11. Chirocentrodon (g. n.) tamiatus (sp. n., p. 463), West Indies. 
Fourth Group. Dussumieriina. 
12. Spratelloides (Blkr.) with 4 species. 
13. Dtisstmiieria (C. & V.) with 2 species. 
14. Etrumeus (Blkr.) with 2 species. 
Fifth Group. Albulina. 
16. Alhula (Gronov.) with 1 species. 
Sixth Group. Elopina. 
16. Elops (L.) with 2 species. 
17. Megalops (Commers.) with 2 species. 
Seventh Group. Chanina. 
18. Chanos (Lac^p.) with 2 species. 
Prof. Poet gives a synopsis of the Cuban species of this family 
in Repert. Fis.-nat. Cuba, ii. pp. 418-422. 
V Engraulis cnhanus is described as a new species by Poey, 1. c. p. 420. 
Clupea harengus. Axel Boeck describes the various kinds of food of the 
