says his fish "differs from the Herring in having the ventrals 
exactly in a line with the commencement of the dorsal, this 
being placed a little further back than in that species." 
Thompson reports 7 examples from Montevideo, the largest 110 mm. 
which appear to agree in most every respect. 
One exemple shows: Head 3 7/8; depth 3 7/8; D. iii, 147; 
A.iii, 162; scales (pockets) 37%. to caudal base; snout 35 1/5 
in head from upper jaw tip; eye 5 1/3; maxillary 2; interorb- 
1Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. 50, 1916, p. 400. 
Be admins tnlecnighmcdibistpl cient 
ital 5; serrae 18+15. mandible protrudes. Maxillary not guite 
teaching pupil. Opercle and cheek smooth. Gill-rakers about 
13432, fine, slender, about 2/5 longer than filaments or equal 
eye. Inside of gill-opening entire. Scales thin, very caduc- 
ous; circuli very fine in parallel convex courses, thougn 
manny irregular over greater basal portion, none apical. 
Dorsal origin midway between hind pupil edge and caudal base. 
Ventral inserted slightly before dorsal origin. Length 87 mm, 
(caudal damaged). 
This species does not appear to have been previously 
recorded so far to the north as Kio ine ioe: We were theres 
fore led to compare Clupea janeiro Eigenmann, 2 a name based 
on C. brasiliensis Steindachner 6 as the latter is preoccup- 
ied by Schneider 4. Just what genus it belongs to has not 
been ascertained. It differs, according to Steindachner's 
description, in the more numerous post-ventral serree (19), 
scales with 3 to 5 striae, ventral inserted under middle of 
