. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology . 126 P. J. P. WHITEHEAD. Fig. 49. Anchoa parva (Meek & Hildebrand). From Cervigon 1969. Specimens. a. 26 fishes, 42-8-52-0 mm , Geronimo Sta. 79, US Naval Pier, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2 : 11 : 1965, coll. J. P. Wise (TABLColl.). b. 319 fishes, 42-1-47-1 mm (as above). c. 69 fishes, 40-9-55-9 mm , Calamar Sta. 950, Carenage Bay, Chaguaramas, Trinidad, 7:2: 1970, coll. A. C. Jones (TABL Coll.). d. 3 fishes, 40-7-50-5 mm , Calamar Sta. 756, Chaguaramas Bay, Trinidad, 3-4 : 6 : 1969 (TABL Coll.). e. 15
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology . 126 P. J. P. WHITEHEAD. Fig. 49. Anchoa parva (Meek & Hildebrand). From Cervigon 1969. Specimens. a. 26 fishes, 42-8-52-0 mm , Geronimo Sta. 79, US Naval Pier, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2 : 11 : 1965, coll. J. P. Wise (TABLColl.). b. 319 fishes, 42-1-47-1 mm (as above). c. 69 fishes, 40-9-55-9 mm , Calamar Sta. 950, Carenage Bay, Chaguaramas, Trinidad, 7:2: 1970, coll. A. C. Jones (TABL Coll.). d. 3 fishes, 40-7-50-5 mm , Calamar Sta. 756, Chaguaramas Bay, Trinidad, 3-4 : 6 : 1969 (TABL Coll.). e. 15 fishes, 43-3-52-9 mm , Alcyon Sta. 337, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1 : 10 : 1968 (TABL Coll.). Description. Based on 10 fishes, 45-2-52-0 mm from Trinidad (batch a above) ; gillraker and anal finray counts are given for an additional 16 specimens from the same batch. 11 (12), D hi 12 (13), P i 11 (), 12 (4), V i 6, A hi 18 (), 19 (3), 20 (14), 21 (5), 22 (2), 24 (), 25 (it), 26 (8), 27 (3). In percentages of standard length : body depth 19-9-22-7, head length 24-5-26-7 ; snout length 4-6-5-5, eye diameter 7*3-8-6, upper jaw length 21-9-24-2, lower jaw length 17-3-18-4, cheek length 7-2-7-9 ; pectoral fin length 14-9-16-4, axillary scale 10-2-12-3, pelvic fin length 8-2-9-1, length of anal base 19-6-23-0 ; pre-dorsal distance 55-3-58-0, pre-pelvic distance 46-9-54-3, pre-anal distance 62-2-65-0. Body fairly compressed, its width 2-07-2-08 times in its depth, the latter 1-16-1-26 times in head length ; belly rounded, with a single (pelvic) scute. Anus just before tips of pelvic fins, far removed from anal origin. Snout about two-thirds of eye diameter ; eye fully covered by thin layer of adipose tissue. Maxilla with strongly tapering and sharply pointed tip, not reaching to hind angle of pre-operculum (Figure 48b) and projecting less than half eye diameter beyond 2nd supra-maxilla; lower edge of maxilla with fine denticulations, becoming more conspicu
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