114 APPENDICES 



Mugil Corsula. — Mullet. Rivers of Burmah, India, East Indiau 



Archipelago, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, etc. The salted Roe is 



considered a great delicacy. 

 Mugil cunnesius. — Mahlah (Malay). Sea fish. 

 Ophio cephalus marulius. — Choari-verarl or Curavii (Malay). A 



river fish. 

 Osphromenus olfax. — The Gourami of the East Indian Archipelago, 



Cochin-China, etc. The Dutch in Batavia rear this fish in 



earthen vessels, renew the water every day, and feed it with 



nothing but fresh-water plants. It has been introduced into 



Cayenne, South America, French West Indian islands, and 



Mauritius. 

 Polynemus indicus. — Yeta (Malay). Sea fish. The Rowball of 



Europeans at Vizagapatam, and Malay Peninsula. 

 Polynemus faradiseus. — Mango-fish ; Nga-pungna (Burmah) ; 



Topsi-mutchi (Bengal). 

 Pristis cuspidatus. — Sawfish. Sea fish, but ascending rivers. 

 Pita Buchcmani. — A river fish. 

 Serranus diacanthus. — Killi-min (Malay). 



„ lanceolatus. — Kurrupu (Malay). 



„ Shihpan. — Shippan (Macao, China). 

 Stromateiis niger. — Black Pomfret ; Kar-arwuli (Malay). Also 



found at Bagamoia, East Africa. Extensively salted, as well as 



eaten fresh. 

 Stromateus argenteus. — Stan-gyu (Chinese). 



„ sinensis. — White Pomfret; Vella-arwuli (Malay). Sea 



fish. Cook when quite fresh. It is also extensively salted. 

 TricJiogaster fasciatus. — In sea and river. Extensively dried, and 



in Burmah made into " nga-pi." 

 Upeneoides vittatus. — Chirul (Malay). Red Sea and Indian seas. 



SOUTH PACIFIC, AND QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 



Belone Kreffti. — Fitzroy Gar-pike. 



Caranx gallus. — Diamond-fish. Also found at Aden, East Africa. 

 Chanos salmoneus. — Also found in the Malay Archipelago. 

 Chatoessus elongatus. — Bony Bream. 



