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CEYLON PEARL OYSTER REPORT. 



PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE NATIVE NAMES OF ELASMOBRANCHS IN USE IN THE 



NORTH OF CEYLON. 



Species. 



Native name. 



Signification. 



Adobatis nannari (EurHRASEN) . . 



Carchaiias melanopterus, QuOY and GAIM 

 Chiloscyllium indiciim (GMEL.) . . . 



Chirocentrw dorab (FORSK.) .... 



Dicerobutis ereyoodoo (RUSSELL) . . . 



Mustelus mawzo, BLEEKER .... 

 Myliobatis maculata, GRAY and HARDW. 



Nardne timki (BL. SCHN.) .... 



Piislis cuspidatus, LATHAM .... 

 Piistis zys&n, BLEEKER . 



Pteroplatea micrura (BL. SCHN.) . . . 

 Rhinobatus sp 



Rhinoptera adspersa, MULL, and HENLE 



llhinoptera javanica, MULL, and HENLE 

 lihynchobatus djeddensis (FORSK.) . . 



Stegostoma tigrinum (GMEL.) . . . 



Trygon kuhli, MULLER and HENLE . 

 Tryg&n sephen (FoRSK.) . . . . 



Trygon narnak (FORSK.) .... 

 Tryyon unlga, MULL, and HEXLE . 



L'royymnus axpemmus (BL. SCHN.) . 

 Zyyie-na blochi, CuviER 



Pua tirikkai, Tamil. 

 Pulli-maduwa, Sinhalese . . 



Kunda mora, Sinh. 

 Kurakan sura, Tarn. . . . 



Valai or Walai, Tarn. . . 

 ^Katuwalla, Sinh 



' Koppu tirikkai. Tarn. . . 

 Kombu tirikkai, Tarn. . . 

 Anga maduwa, Sinh. . . . 



Pal sura, Tarn 



7 Panjadi tirikkai, Tarn. 

 _ Panjadiya maduwa, Sinh. 



Hiri maduwa, Sinh. . . . 

 L Timili, Tarn 



r Vela-mm, Tarn 



L Deti mora, Sinh 



Illlpa, Tarn. 



Attavannai tii'ikkai, Tarn. 



f Gal uluwa, Sinh 



L Kal uluvi, Tarn 



fSankkudi tirikkai, Tarn. 

 Mundeikanni tirikkai, Tam. 



Valvadi tirikkai . . . 



fKiri-uluwa, Sinh. . . . 

 < Uluwa mora, Sinh. 

 LPal-uluvi. Tam. . . . 



f Komoriri sura, Tam. . . 



and 

 [_Pullian sura, Tam. . . 



Kiitti tirikkai, Tam. . . 



f Ada tirikkai, Tam. 



\ Polkolla maduwa, Sinh. . 



Pullian tirikkai, Tam. . 

 Manal tirikkai, Tam. . . 



f Kalll tirikkai, Tam. . . 

 \ Erabadu maduwa, Sinh. . 



J Udalu mora, Sinh. . . 

 \ Komban sura, Tam. . . 



Spotted Ray. 



Kurakan-shark (Kurukan 

 Eleusine coracana). 



I Bunch of thorns. 



> Horned Ray. 

 Milk-shark. 



Numbing ray-fish. 

 Numbing fish. 



Sawfish. 

 Saw-shark. 



Rock uluwa. 

 Rock plough-fish. 



Chank-eating Ray (Madura 



coast). 

 Goggle-eyed Ray (North of 



Ceylon). 



Gregarious Ray.* 



Milk-uluwa. 

 Uluwa-shark. 

 Milk plough-fish. 



Comorin-shark. 



Spotted-shark. 

 Ray with boils, t 



Coconut-leaflet Ray.J 

 Spotted Ray. 

 Sand Ray. 



Prickly-pear Ray. 

 Erabadu Ray. 



Pickaxe-shark. 

 Horned-shark. 



* From its habit of going about in great shoals. 



t A reference to the boil-like appearance of the large blue spots upon the disc. 



J This name has reference to the resemblance borne to the pinna of a coconut leaf by the tail and 

 its cutaneous fold. 



$ Erabadu, the tree Erylhriiut indim, L., which has the trunk and branches studded with strong prickles. 



