62 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



FISHES OF BATTICALOA, TRINCOMALEE, AND JAFFNA. 



By George M. Henry, 



Draughtsman and Laboratory Aiisistant, Colombo Museum. 



THE following fishes were collected at Batticaloa, Trincomalee, 

 and Jaffna during a trip in August and September, 1911 : — 



Trygon uarnak. — ^A specimen of this ray was obtained at Tamble- 

 gam and another at Kayts. 



Torpedo marmorata. — A young specimen was captured in a rock 

 pool at Trincomalee, and three mature specimens were obtained 

 at Jaffna. 



Plotosus arab. — Several specimens were taken at Jaffna. 



Clwpea kanagurta. — Specimens were obtained at Batticaloa. 



Clwpea fimbriata. — Obtained at Batticaloa. 



Chatcessus nasus. — Common at Batticaloa. 



Engraulis hamiltonii. — Obtained at Batticaloa. 



Elops saurus. — One specimen was obtained at Batticaloa. This 

 and the foregoing Clupeoid fishes were taken by the fishermen in the 

 more saline water near the mouth of the lagoon. They appear to 

 hold an important place among the food fishes of Batticaloa. 



Belone choram. — ^A specimen was obtained at Kayts. 



Serranus pantherinus. — ^A specimen was obtained from fishermen, 

 who had caught it near the mouth of the lagoon. 



Serranus fasciatus, var. variolosus. — One specimen was taken at 

 Jaffna. 



Lutjanus marginatus. — Obtained at Batticaloa. 



Lutjanus hohar. — Obtained at Trincomalee. 



Lutjanus fulvus. — Obtained at Trincomalee. 



Lutjanus quinquelinearis. — Obtained at Trincomalee. 



Apogon auritus. — Common in the Jaffna lagoon. 



Apogon sangiensis. — ^A single specimen was taken in the Jaffna 

 lagoon. 



Therapon quadrilineatus. — ^Dredged in the Jaffna lagoon. 



Scolopsis bimaculatus. — Obtained at Trincomalee. 



Gerres filamentosus. — Common in the Batticaloa lagoon. 



Gerres poeti. — Common at Batticaloa. 



Chcetodon vagahundus, var. pictus. — One specimen was obtained 

 at Batticaloa and another at Trincomalee. 



Chcetodon auriga, var. setifer. — Obtained at Trincomalee. 



Holacanthus xanthurus. — Obtained at Batticaloa. 



Upeneus macronema. — Obtained at Trincomalee. 



