Clupeoid fry possibly referable to Gonorhynohus abbreviatus TEMMINCK et SCHLEGEL

Abstract

Surface tow collection was made at 8-10 miles off the middle eastern coast of Miyazaki Prefecture during the winter of 1949 to 1950. It resulted in rich gathering, amongst others, of fry of clupeoid fishes. Of these, one form resembles closely with that of Etrumeus micropsis, but differs from it in several important characters as given in Table 1. While casting about possible adult of it, Gonorhynchus abbreviatus T. et S. has come to the picture. This species, however, is rather rare in this region “Hyuga Nada”, so far 10 specimens having been obtained. And yet coincidence in the number of rays of dorsal and anal fins and in the vertebral number (Table 2) coupled with similarity in relative position of anal and dorsal fins (Fig 1) warrants one a preliminary reference of the fry to the species in question.