CHAP, xviii. Estuarial Perches. 253 



tried them with." They have done the same for me too, but that was 

 in days when I was not so well equipped. So there is " foeman worthy 

 of your steel." 



Sub-Class. TELEOSTII. 



Order. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Family. PERCID^E. 



Lates calcarifer. B. vii., D. 7-8 -^^-^ P. 17, V. 1/5, A. ^, C. 17, 

 L. 1. 52-60, L. tr. 6-7/13, Caec. pyl. 3. 



Dangara, Sind ; Nuddee-meen or Nair-meen, Mai. ; Painnee-meen or 

 Koduwa, Tarn. ; Pandukopa or Pandu-meenu, Tel. ; Durruah and Bekkut, 

 Ooriah ; Begti, Beng. ; Nga-tha-dyk, Arrac ; Koral, or, if large, Baor, 

 Chittagong ; Todah, Andam. ; Cock-up of Europeans. 



The Red Perch. 



In the Madras Fort moat I have also caught spinning as for the 

 two previous fish, Lutianus roseus of 5 Ibs. weight, and I have caught 

 them in estuaries, and in a pond at Cundapur where they had become 

 acclimatized to nearly fresh water. They are an estuary perch 

 frequenting the rocks. The bait should ordinarily be much smaller 

 than for the two previous fish. Say the same size as for Seetul, 

 page 218, only it would be safer, because of their teeth, to have the 

 tackle mounted with wire gimp, page 208. No. 4/0 with a breaking 

 strain of 12 Ibs. should be amply strong enough. 



The Canarese name is Kemberi. 



Family. 



Lutianus roseus. B. vii., D. ||, P. 16, V., 1/5, A. |, C. 17, L.I. 48, 

 L. r. ||, L. tr. 7/18. 



The Grey Perch. 



The Grey Perch, Chrysophrys berda, is a similar estuarial perch, to 

 be taken with similar tackle, in the same places as Lutianus roseus. I 

 have taken them as above, but friends who are reliable fishermen tell 

 me that they are specially partial to a prawn. In case you should wish 

 to invest in prawn tackle here it is for you to look at and select for 

 yourself. I have had no personal experience of its use, but with my 

 usual preference for light tackle I selected from three different sorts 

 the one with fewest hooks, but my tackle-maker writes me that it was 



