A CHECK.LIST OF THE FISHES OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. PART II. CLUPEIFORMES, BATHYCLUPEIFORMES, GALAXIIFORMES, SCOPELIFORMES AND ATELEOPIl~"ORMES. By K. S. l\iISRA, D.Se., F.Z.S., ,,1ssistant Superintendent, Zoological Survey of India, Kaiser Castle, Banaras Gantt. CONTENTS. PAGE. INTRODUOTION •• 382 SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT 382 Class TELEOSTOMI 382 Subclass ACTINOPTERYGII 382 Order CLUPEIFOR)IES (ISOSPONDYLI, MALACOPTERYGII S. STR., 382 THRISSO)IORPHI). Suborder CLUPEOIDEI .. 382 Superfamily ELOPOIDAE 382 Family ELOPIDAE 382 Elopa 8aurU8 L. 382 Family MEGALOPIDA.E 383 M egalopa cyprinoides (Brouss.) 383 Su perfamily ALBULOIDAE 383 Family ALBULIDAE 383 Albula vulpe8 (L.) 384 Superfamily CLUPEOIDAE ... 384 Family CL UPEIDAE .' 384 SU bfamily DU88umieriini 384- Dussumieria acuta (C.V.) ". 384 Dus8umieria hasselti Blkr. 384 Ehirava jluviatiz.i8 Deraniyagala 385 Stolephorus malabaricu.9 Day 385 Subfamily Clupeini 385 IJarengula, punctata (RUpp.) 385 , Ilarcngula 'l:itteta (C. V .) .. 386 Sardinella albella.<C.V.) 386 Sardinella clupeoides (Blkr.) 387 Sardinella dayi Reg. 387 Saidinella jimbriata (C.V.) .. 387 Sa-rdinella gibbosa (Blkr.) 387 Sarain,ella longiceps C. V. 388 Sardinella melon1#tra (C.) 388 Sard·inella 8inden~i8 (Day) 389 Sardinella sirm (RliPll.) 389 Hilsu U·isha (Ham.) 389 HUsa !'anglt'rta (Blkr.) 390 390 lli/sa tol~ (C.v.) ., . [ 377 ] Q 378 Records of tll.e Indian Museum. [VOL. XLV .P~OE. (}ac1lUsia chapra (Ham.) 391 GadU8ia vari8!Jata (Day) 391 l(owala coval (C.) · . 392 Oarica Bohoma Ham. 392 Ilisha brachllsom:a (Blkr.) .. 3\J2 llisha elongata (Benn.) .. 393 llish.Q jiligera (C. V.) Ii • 393 llislla indica (Swns.) .. 393 ilisha kampeni (Web. & de Bfrt.) 394 llisha leach.enaulti (C.V.) , . 394 llisha mela8toma (C.) 89", llisha. moti'Ud (Ham.) 394 llisha novacula (C.V.) ·. 394 lliBM 8laden~ (Da.y) 395 P ellona ditchela C. V. ... ~95 Opist'/lopter'lt8 tardoore (C.) ... 395 Raconda 'fU8selliana Gray 396 Subfamily Dorosomatini .. 396 Olupanodon pu",ctatu8 (SchI.) 397 Olupanodon t]"n8sa (L.) 397 Gonialosa manmina· (Ham.) 397 Gonialosa modestus (Da.y) 397 ?J ematalosa nastts (BI.) 398 Anodontostoma chacunda (Hltm.) 398 Family ENGRAULIDAE 399 8etipinna breviceps (Ca.nt.) 399 Setipinna phasa (Ham). 399 8etipinna taty (C.V.) 399 Ooilia borneensis Blkr. 400 Ooilia cantoris Blkr. 400 Ooilia dus8umieri C.V. 400 Ooilia quaaragesimalis C. V. 400 Ooilid ramcarati (Ham.) ·'. · . ~Ol Ooilia rellnaldi C. V. 401 Anchoviella commersonii (Lac.) 4:01 Anchoviella heterolobus (Rupp.) ·. 402 A nehoviella indica (v. Hass.) ·, ... 402 Anchoviella tri (Blkr.) .. ·. 402 Phri880cles annandalei (Chaudhuri) ·. 403 Ph.rissocles .baelama (Forsk.) ·. 403 Thri880cles dussumieri (C.V.) 403 Phr·is8ocles hamiltonii (Gray) a. 403 Thrissocle8 kammalensis (Blkr.) ·. 404 Phris80cles kemp; (Chaudhuri) ·. ~O4: Thrissocles'lnalabaricus (BI.) ... 40· Phris80cles mystaz (Sohn.) 405 Tkri880cleB ,purava (Ham.) , . .. ue ~Q3 1947.] K. S. MISRA: A. 01teck lAst of tke Fishes of 1nilia. 379 PAGE. Phri880clu rambhae (Chaudhuri) .. 406 T hru80cles sttiro8tri8 (Brouss.) •• .. 406 Thri8socles valencienne8i (B~.) 406 X enengraulis 8pinidens J. S. 406 Superfamily ALEPOOEPHALOIDAE 406 Family ALEPOOEPHALIDAE (inel. PLATYPROOTIDAE Roule 19BJ) 403 Alepocephalus bicolor Ale. 406 Alepocephalu~ blan/ordii Ale ••• I .• 407 Alepocephalu8 edentulUB Ale. .. 407 AlepocephalUB longiceps Lloyd. 407 AlepocephalUB macrops Lloyd. 407 A lepocephalus microlepi8 Gthr. 407 Bathytroctes macrolepis Gthr. 408 Bathytroctes microlepis Gthr. -408 lJathytroctes rostrat'U8 Gthr. 408 Bathytroctes squamo8us Ale. , . 408 N arcete8 affinis Lloyd. 408 N arcetes erimela8 Ale. '408 Platytrocte8 apus Gthr. ·.. 409 Xenodermichthys guentheri Ale. .. 409 X enorJ,ermichthys lividis (Br.) •• 409 Xenodermichthys nudus (Br.) •• ·. 409 Xenodermichthys squamilateru8 Ale. • • 409 Leptoderma afflnis Ale. 410 Tauredophidium hextii Ale. dl0 Family :DOLIOROPTEBYGIDAE •• ·. ·. 410 Aulastomatomorpha pho8pnerops Ale. I • ~ . ·. 410 Suborder CHmOOENTROIDEI 410 Family CmROCENTRIDE ·. ·. 410 Ohirocentru8 dorab (Forsk.) 410 ~uborder CHANOIDEI .. ·. ·.. 411 Family CBA.NIDAE 411 Obanos chano8 (Forsk.) 411 Suborder 8:ALMONOIDEI ·. 411 Family SALMONIDAE (SALMONlDAE + CO}tE60NIDAE Jordan) 411 Halmo trutta fario L. ·. ·. 412 Balmo gairdnerii gairilnerii Rieh. ·., 412 Balmo levenensis Walker ... 412 Family MIOROSTOMIDAE 412 N a1ltsenia graenlandicu8 (Reinhardt) ... 412 Suborder STOMIATOIDEI •• 413 Superfamily GONOSTOMOIDAE (HETEROPHOTODERKI) ·. 413 Family GO.NOSTOMIDAE (GONOSTOMIDAE + l\fAUROLIOID..lE Jor- dan) ·. 413 Gono8toma elongatum Gthr. • • ... .. 413 Oyclothone accliuiden8 Garm. I" ~. ~. 413 01/clotltone microtlo» (Gthr.) ... .... ... 413 Q2 380 Records of tile I ruZian Museum. [VOL, XLV PAGE. Gyclothone microdon pallidfJ, Br. 414 Gyclotlwne obscura· Br. 414 Gyclothone 8ignata Garm. 414 Gyclothone 8ignata alba Br. 414 Vinciguerria lucetiU8 (Garm.) •• 414 Vinciguerria nimbaric'l('s (J. W.) 414 Valenciennellus stellatus Garm. -415 Yarrella corythaeolum (Ale.) 415 Priplophus elongatu8 Br. 415 Family STERNOPTYOHIDAE 415 Sternoptyx diaphana Herm. 415 A rgyropelecus aculeatus C. V • 416 Argyropelecu8 aJlinis Garm. 416 Argyropelecus hemigymnus Coooo. 416 Argyropelecus oljersii (G.) .. 41~ Argyropelecus sladen;, Reg. 416 Polyipnus spino8u8 Gthr. 416 Superfamily STOMIATOIDAE (LEPIDOPHOTODERMI) 417 .' Family STOMIATIDAE 417 Stomias aJlinis Gthr. 417 Stomias nebulosus Alo. 417 Stomios valdiviae Br. 417 Photostomias atrox (Alo.) 418 Family CHAULIODONTIDAE 418 Ohauliodus pammelas Alo. 418 Ghauliodus sloani BI. Sohn. 418 Superfamily ASTRONESTHOIDAE (GYMNOPHOTODERMI) 419 Family ASTRoNEsTmDAE 419 A8tronesthes cyaneus (Br.) 419 Astronesthes indicus Br. 419 Astronesthes martensii Klunz ••• 419 Family MELANOSTOMIATIDAE (incl. MALAOOSTEIDAE) •• 419 Melanostomias melanops Br. 419 Melano8tomias valdiviae Br. 419 Malacosteus indicU8 Gthr. 420 Family IDIAOANTHIDAE 420 Stylophthalmus paraaoa~s Br. 420 Suborder NOTOPTEROIDEI 420 Family N OTOPTERIDAD 420 Notopterus chitala (Ham.). 420 N otopterus notopterus (Pllas) 421 N otop:erus osmani Rahimullah &. Das. 421 Order BATHY.CLUPEIFORMES 422 Family BATHYOLUPEIDAE 422 Bathyclupea hoskynii Ale. 422 Order GALAXIIFOHMES 422 Family Galaxiidae ,.. ., ., 422 1947.] K. S. MISRA: A Oneclc List of tke Fishes of India. 381 PAGE. Gala.,;ias indicu8 Day 422 Order SCOPELIFORMES (INIOMI) 422 Family SYNODIDAE (SAURIDAE, SYNODONTIDAE) 422 H arpoilon nehereu8 (Ham.) 422 H arpoaon 8quamosu8 Ale. 423 Saurida gracili8 (Q. G.) 423 Saurida longimanu8 Norman 423 Baurida tumbil (BI.) 424 Sauricla undosquamis (Rich.) 424 Bynod,u8 indicu8 (Day) 424 SynoduB variegatu8 (Lao.) 424 Tracninocep{ialuB myop' (BI. Sohn.) 425 Family SCOPELAROHIDAE 425 Scopelarchu8 guentheri Ale. 425 Family EVERMANNELLIDAE (ODONTOSTOMIDAE) 425 Evermannella atratu8 (Alo.) •• 425 Family SUDIDAE 426 Chlorophthal1n'U8 agassizi Bonap. 426 Bath,ypte1'oi8 atricolor Ale. 426 Bathypterois guentheri Ale. 426 Bathypteroi8 in8Ula1"U1n ..Ale. 427 Family OMOSUDIDAE / 427 Omosudis elongatu~ Br. 427 Family SCOPELIDAE (MYOTOPHIDAE) 427 lJlyctophu'In cocco; (Cocco) 427 Myctophul1t jibulatum Gilbert & Cramer 427 Myctophu1n indicu8 Day. 427 Myctophum laternatum Gram. 427 lJfyctophu1n pterotu8 (Ale.) 42i Myctophum reinhardti (LUt.) •.•• 428 Myctophum ~pinosum (Steind.). 428 M yctolJ/iu'll1, valdit'ae Br. 428 Lampanyctu8 gemmifer G. B ... 429 Lampanyctu8 longipe8 Br. 429 Lampanychl8 macropteru1n Br. 429 Lampa,nyctu8 micropter'll1n Br..• 429 La1npanyctu8 pyrsobolus (Ale.) 429 Diaphu8 coeruleu8 (Klunz.) 429 Diaphu8 dumerilir. (Blkr.) .. 430 *Diaph'u8 ga1"mani Gilb. 430 * Diaphu8lutkeni (Br.) .. 430 *Diaphu8 rajinesquei (Cocco) 430 Diaphus splendidum (Br.) 430 NeoscopelU8 macrolepidotu8 Johnson 431 Scopelengys tri8tis Ale. 431 Order ATELEOPIFORMES . \. 431 Family ATELEOPIDAE 431 Podatele8 indicu8 (\Vood.Masoll & Alco<.:k) 431 382 Records of the I niJJian. M'Use'Um. [VOL. X INTRODUCTION. 'The second partl of the" Check List" deals with Clupeiformes, Gala· xiiformes, Scopeliformes, Bathyclupeiformes and Ateleopiformes of InaIa' Burma and Ceylon and contains a list of 171 species of :fish. Dr. Day recorded only 68 species of the first three orders and -none of the·last two. The species marked with an asterisk (*) is doubtfully recorded from India. SYSTEMATIC AOCOUNT. Class TELEOSTOMI. Subclass ACTINOPTERYGII. Order CLUPEIFORMES .(ISOSFONDYLII, MALACOPTERYGII) Suborder OLUPEOIDEI. Superfamily ELOPOIDAE. Family ELOPIDAE. Genus Elops Linnaeus. 1766. Elops Linnaeus, Byst. Nat. I, ed. 12, p. 518. (Type, Elops saurU8-L ..; monotypic). Elops saurus L. 1766. Elops 3aurU8, Linnaeus, Sy st. Na.t. I, edt 12, p. 518 (type locality: Caro- lina). ' 1839. Elops indicus Swainson, Hist. Nat. A~l. II, p. 292 (on Jinagow Russell, Fisk Ooromandel II, p. 63, pI. clxxix, 1803, type .locality: Vizagapa­ tam). 1846. Elops saurus, Cuvier & Valenciennes, BiBt. Nat. Poiss. XIX, p. 365 (Massauah, Red Sea, Mauritius, Pondicherry, Coromandel). 1865. Elops saurU8, Kner, Reise Novara Fische, p. 338 (Madras). 1878. Elop'8 saurus, Day, Fisk. India,. p. 649, Pl. clxvi, fig. 1 (tropical a.nd subtropical seas). 1889. Elops saurus, Day, Faun. Brit. Ind. Fisk. I, p. 401, fig. 125 (tropical and sub:o/0pical seas). '- 1909. Elops machnata, Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8)III, p. 39 (Madras). 1913. Elops machnata, Weber & de Beaufort, Fish. Indo-Austral. Archipel. II, p.4. 1915. Elops i~icus, Ohaudhuri, Mem. Ind. Mus. V, p. 413 (Chilka Lake). 1917. Elops saurU8, Hornell, Madras Fis~. Bull. XI, p. 93 (Tuticorin). 1929. Elops saurus,