E12 
Scales 50 to 55 in longitudinal sefies, 
deciduous. Dorsal and anal scaly. 
D. 14; A. 15, begins nearly opposite dorsal; 
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caudal forked; pectoral equals space from hind opercle 
edge to front pupil edge; ventral origin midway between 
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front opercle edge and caudal base, 
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Silvery white stripe on side, broader posteriorly. 
Length 188 mm. to caudal base. (Regan,) 
% 
Karachi. 
Hyporhamphus xanthopteri^ (Valenciennes) 
Hemirhamphus xanthopterus VALENCIENNES, Hist. 
Nat, Poiss., vol, 19, p. 47, 1846 (type 
locality: Fresh waters of Alipey), —DAY, 
Fishes of India, pt. 3, p. 514, pi. 119, 
fig. 2, 1877; Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, 
vol. 1, p. 425, 1889. —WEBER and BEAUFORT, 
Fishes Indo Austral. Archipelago, vol. 4, 
p. 162, 1922 (Kner’s materials). 
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