NO. 3 (1917) 



TUTICORIN FISHING INDUSTRY 



93 



Vernacular Names. 



Scientific names 



Puchikaral .. 



Piillikalawa 



rullikalh:ilai 



Pullikurumin 



Pullithirukkai 



Rajalikurungan- 



sura, 

 Sadavalanthirukkai. 

 Sadayan ... 

 Savalai 

 Seela 



Seenathambuvan . 

 Senjikilalhi 

 Sudai 



Sukkankiri Parai .. 

 Sumbaki lathi 

 Sura 



Surai 



Thalapathu 

 Thambuvan 

 Tharalai 

 Theenan ... 

 Thirukkai 



Tholan 

 Thondai .. 

 Thotta 



Udagam 

 U dagam 

 Ulla and Ulli 



Ullam 

 Uluvai 



Do. 



Do 



Uru 



Valai 



Val-netheli 



Valvadi thirukkai 

 Varikaral ... 

 Vaval thirukkai . 

 Vaval 



Velamin ... 

 Vengadai .. 



Venganai ... 



Vela 

 Veunetheli 



Equula insidialrix and E 



ruconius. 

 Serranus angularis 

 Sciaena maculata 

 Pristipoma maculatum 

 Trygon uarnak 

 Stegostoina tigrinuni 



Trygon sephen 

 Lobotes surinamensis 

 Trichiurus savala 

 Cybium commersonii 

 Serranus miniatus 

 Balistes erythrodon 

 Chipea fimtiriata .. 

 Caranx galius 

 Triacanthus brevirostris . 

 Selachoidei 



Thunnus pelamis 

 Xiphias gladius 

 Serranus polleni ... 

 Ephippus orbis 

 Lethrinus rostratus 



Vilangu 



Diagranima puQctatum ... 

 Dussumieria acuta 

 Engraulis mystax, E. taty 



and Opisthopterus tar- 



toor. 

 Sphaerodon grandoculis... 

 Gerres filamentosus 

 Sphyraena jello and 



S. obtusata. 

 Clupeailisha 

 Gobius sp. 

 Rhinobatus 



Rhyncobatus djeddensis... 

 Echcneis naucrates 

 Chirocertrus dorab 

 Coilia spp ... 



Rbinoptera javanica 



Equula lineolata ... 



Aetiobatis narinari 



Stromateus spp- ... 



Lethrinus nebulosus 



Caranx rottleri 



,, „ indica 



Pellona 



brachysoma 



Pristis cuspidatus 



Engraulis commersonianus 



and E. indicus. 

 Muraena, Muraenesox, 



Uroconger and Anguilla. 



Spotted sea-perch. 

 Spotted jew-fish .. 

 Grunter 

 Stingray ... 

 Zebra shark 



Ribbon-fish 

 Seer 



Sardine 

 Horse-mackerel ... 



Sharks 



Bonito 



Sword-fish 



Sea-perch 



Pig-faced bream... 

 Stingrays and 



Eagle rays. 



Sardine 



Barracud.a 



Hilsa 

 Goby 

 Plough-fish 



Do. 

 Sucker-fish 

 Dorab 

 Anchovy and 



Whitebait. 

 Oyster-eating ray 



Bat Ray 



Pomfret ... 

 Sea-bream 

 Horse-mackerel ... 



Saw-fish ., 

 Anchovies 



Gerridae. 



Serranidae. 

 Scienidae. 

 Pristipomalidae. 

 Trygonidae. 



Scyllidae. 



Trygonidae. 



Lobotidae. 



Trichiuridae. 



Sconibridae. 



Serranidae. 



Scleroderml. 



Clupeidae. 



Carangidae. 



Scleroderma 



Sub-order Sela- 

 choidei. 



Sconibridae. 



Xiphiidae. 



Serranidae. 



Squamipinnes. 



Sparidae. 



Trygonidae and 

 Myliobatiiae. 



Pristipomalidae. 



Clupeidae. 



Ckipeidae. 



Sparidae. 

 Gerridae. 

 Sphyraenidae. 



Clupeidae. 



Gobiidae. 



Rhinobatidae. 



Do. 

 Sconibridae. 

 Chirocenlridae. 

 Clupeidae. 



Myliobatidae. 



Gerridae. 



Myliobatidae. 



Stromateidae. 



Sparidae. 



Carangidae. 



Clupeidae. 



Pristidae. 

 Clupeidae. 



Muraenas and Eels. ! Muraenidae. 



