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MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM, 
Genus SARDINOPS Hubbs, 1929. 
Sardino'ps Hubbs, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (4), xviii, 11, 1929, p. 264. Orthotype, Meletta 
cwrulea Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. vii, 1854, p. 138 from San Francisco. 
This generic name was proposed for the Californian sardine which Hubbs 
clearly demonstrated was very different from the European Sardina, He included 
in this genus 8. sagax (Jenyns) from Chile, 8. melanosticta (Temminck and Schlegel) 
from Japan, 8, ocellata (Pappe) from South Africa, and 8. neopilcliardus (Steindachner) 
from Australia. 
Possibly 8ardineUa leiogaster Cuvier and Valenciennes (Hist. Nat. Poiss. xx, 
Nov. 1847, p. 270, ed. 2, p. 195. Indian Seas, Ce3don, Java) should also be added, as 
weU as the new species described below. 
Hubbs’ diagnosis is as follows : “ Clupeidac with the upper jaw not notably 
notched on the mid-line ; the gill-rakers of the upper limb folded over those of the 
lower limb, which become markedly and progressively shortened toward the angle ; 
Carina of glosso-hyal not denticulate ; no bilobed dermal flap on shoulder-girdle ; 
opercle with strong and markedly oblique ridges ; preopercular edge strongly sloping ; 
interopercle widely exposed behind preopercle ; scale-rows regularly spaced, the 
lateral scales all vdth subequal exposed areas ; radii on the scales nearly vertical, and 
paired on each side of median line ; keels on ventral scutes weak ; last two raj'^s of 
dorsal and anal fins somewhat enlarged ; a row of dark spots typically developed on 
upper sides behind head.” 
SARDINOPS DAKINI, sp. nov. 
In the present consignment from the Queensland Museum, there are three 
sardines. Unfortunately, they are not very good specimens but I can make out the 
following characters ; — 
Br. 6. D. 18 ; A. 18 + 2 ; P. 19 ; V. i/9. C. 19. 
Eye 3|- to nearly 4 in head and slightly shorter than snout. 
Head about one-quarter, depth about one-fifth of standard length. 
Sc. circa 40. L. tr. 10-12. About 13 predorsal scales. 17 to 18 preventral and 
12 to 14 postventral scutes. 
Eye partly concealed by adipose lids which unite with the skin to give most 
of the sides of the head a gelatinous appearance. 
