Engrauli@dee. 
Engraulis ringens Jenyns. ay ie Ne 
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Hesse -S to 5 1/5; depth 4 1/8:to 5 2/5; Ds 111, 10, 2] 
branched rays vary 15; A. iii, 17, 1 or 18 1; scales 55 or 
36 in median lateral series to eaudal base and 3 more on lat- 
ter; 9 or 10 scales transversely at dorsal origin; 22 to 24 
predorsal scales; snout 6 to 7 in head; eye 4 1/5 to 43; 
maxillary 1 1/3 to 1%; interorbital 5 4/5 to 6 1/3. 
Body elongately fusiform, deepest at dorsal origin, 
rather plump, sides slightly constricted below and abdominal 
edge without median keel. Caudal peduncle compressed, least 
depth 13 to 1 2/3 its length. Head width 2 7/8 in its 
length. Snout conic, compressed, long as wide. Kye large, 
hind edge at first 2/5 in head length. Adipose eyelid com- 
pletely covers eye. Mandible forward about half way in snout 
length. Maxillary nearly straight, reaches preopercle ridge, 
expansion about 4 in eye. Uniserial minute maxillary teeth 
whole extent, nearly uniform, seperate in front of mouth. 
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Short row of few minute teeth in front of lower jaw. No 
vomerine teeth. Nostril slightly nearer eye than snout tip. 
TInterorbital convex, Gill-rakers 40 to 48 - 42, fine, slen- 
der, lanceolate, much longer than filaments or equal 1 1/8 
to 1¢ eye diameter. Scales large, narrowly imbricated, thin 
adherent; with numerous discontinuous marginal striae of which 
5 to 12 basal; circuli fine and largely transversely vertical. 
Dorsal origin midway between hind eye edge and caudal base, 
slightly advanced in smalles examples. Anal inserted behind 
