54 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vor. VII, 
Wt. 
Psettodes erumet My y, 15 lb. 
Otolithus maculatus ses a 2 tas. 
Stromateus cinereus Sc oh Zoe s 
Prawns (Peneus spp.) .. 56 (Oba 
Sciaenoids, chiefly S. vogleri re Sone 
Muraenesox cinereus... “7 OV 
Arius spp., chiefly A. dussumiert .. 66.788 
‘“ Soles’’ (Cynoglossus macrolepidotus) 202h4. 
Was a, 
Trygon uarnak, 4 specimens weighing } 160 ,, 
respectively se oe el OMe 
LOOM 55 
Total weight of catch .. by o2929--1b. 
The weights give one a very good idea of the relative abund- 
ance of the different species of fish. 
An extract from notes relating to a series of hauls on a purely 
muddy area, practically within a few miles of the Mutlah light 
ship, throws some light on the fish fauna of this area during the 
month of December. 
The notes explanatory of the table on p. 55 are:— 
Haul I.—Only one basketful of fish. (The baskets used for 
weighing the fish on the ‘‘Golden Crown’’ were real baskets, 
holding when full about 60 to 70 lb. weight of Sciaenoids or 
Siluroids.) 
The chief fish this haul were Cynoglossus and Platophrys, 
Stromateus sp., Sciaena sp., Ephippas orbis, Drepane punctata and 
Lynagris japonicus. Depth of water 25 fathoms. Bottom “‘ oozy.” 
When the trawl was shot at midnight on the 17th December 
Mutlah light ship bore east about 4 miles. 
Haul II.—The fish called ‘‘ Begti’’ or ‘‘ Bekti’’ by the natives on 
the ‘‘ Golden Crown” is not Lates calcarifer but Chrysophrys datma. 
This name was afterwards extended by the European crew to 
include any large Sparoid or Percoid fish. Other fish this haul 
were Muraenesox cinereus, Pagrus spinifer (few), Cynoglossus 
macrolepidotus, Siluroids of the genus Arius, various species of 
Caranx, a few Pellona and Psettodes erumet. Fish that were not 
sufficiently abundant to be classified and weighed separately were 
returned as ‘“‘ mixed.” These included very different fish. This 
haul the mixed were almost entirely Saurida tumbil. 
Inedible fish are not included in the weights in the table. 
This haul brought up two large Rhynchobatus djeddensis not 
included. 
Same ground as in Haul I. 
Haul III.—Same ground asbefore. Mixed fish again = Saurida 
tumbil. 
