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Sciaena and Otohthus. The species seen were Sciaena belangeri and 

 5. albida (Karungathalai), S. albida and S. miles (Vellai kathalai), 

 5. maculata (Pulli kathalai), 5. maculata and Umbrina dussumieri 

 (Vari kathalai), and 5. aneus and Otolithus ruber (Panna). 



From the above table the season for Jew fishes appears to be 

 from February till July with the maximal period in June. They 

 occur in good numbers also during October. 



The Anchovies, the 5th important fish according to the inshore 

 fishing experiment statistics, rank next in importance. They 

 belong to the genus Engnaulis the species found being E. hamiltoni 

 and E. mahdmricus (Poruwa), E. indicus and E. tri (Nethili). These 

 are used as bait for large fish and it is this use in other countries 

 that has secured for the fish the name whitebait in contradistinction 

 to the other fish baits which are not silvery in colour. In May and 

 June niany Engraulis tri are found to carry near the tail region 

 Lemceid parasites closely allied to Cardiodectes, and people are 

 afraid to eat them then. 



