. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. WHITLEY. 399 Family Clupeidae. Genus Clupeoides Bleeker, 1851. Clupeoides papuensis (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886). (Fig. 4.) Corica papuensis Ramsay & Ogilby, Proc. Linn. Soc. (2), i., May 25, 1886, p. 19. Clupeoides papuensis Weber, Nova Guinea, ix., 1913, pp. 519 and 607. Id. Weber and Beaufort, Fish Indo-Austr. Arch., ii., 1913, p. 60. Id. Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9), x., 1922, p. 588. Id. Fowler, Mem. Bishop. Mus., x., 1928, p. 31; xi., 1931, p. 315; and xi., 1934, p. GPW Fig. 4. Toothed River Herring, Clupeoides pap


. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. WHITLEY. 399 Family Clupeidae. Genus Clupeoides Bleeker, 1851. Clupeoides papuensis (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886). (Fig. 4.) Corica papuensis Ramsay & Ogilby, Proc. Linn. Soc. (2), i., May 25, 1886, p. 19. Clupeoides papuensis Weber, Nova Guinea, ix., 1913, pp. 519 and 607. Id. Weber and Beaufort, Fish Indo-Austr. Arch., ii., 1913, p. 60. Id. Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9), x., 1922, p. 588. Id. Fowler, Mem. Bishop. Mus., x., 1928, p. 31; xi., 1931, p. 315; and xi., 1934, p. GPW Fig. 4. Toothed River Herring, Clupeoides papuensis. Holotype. Here figured for the first time from the holotype in the Australian Museum (No. ), three inches in standard length. , 11; , 17; Ventral scutes, 12 + 8. Locality.—Strickland River, New Guinea (freshwater). Not reported from Australia. Fimbriclupea, gen. nov. Orthotype, Fimbriclupea dactylolepis, sp. nov. Mouth terminal. Maxillary broadly crescentic with supplemental bones. No ossified ligament. No symphysial notch. Operculum with only one upright groove. Cheeks venulose. Teeth wanting. Gill-rakers numerous, the upper ones not overlying the lower. Habit similar to that of Harengula and Sardinella of authors. Body with markedly fimbriate scales, with some of the transverse grooves not meeting at middle. About 40 transverse rows of scales. Belly cultrate. Scutes along ventral surface, no modified scales or scutes along back. Dorsal fin without produced rays, its origin nearer snout than caudal fin. Anal fin short. Last two anal rays enlarged. Ventrals present, below the dorsal fin. Includes Clupea (Harengula) sundaica and gibbosa Bleeker, the "fim- briata" of authors (non Cuv. & Val. and not Clupea ftmbriata Bowdich). Fimbriclupea dactylolepis, sp. nov. (Fig. 5.) , 16; + 2; , 7; C, 18. Sc. 41. Tr. 11. scales and 16 4- 12 abdominal scutes. Fifteen predorsal. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page


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