26 MR. F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF COGHIN. [Jan. 10, 
Uncommon ; are usually captured by cast-nets in the surf. The 
fishermen assert that they always swim in. the surf, are bad rarely 
captured i in the deep sea, never in the river, 
PsETTUS ARGENTEUS, Linn. 
Bevis Diet Pi 16. V.1/3. A. 3/28. ©, 172+ Li. tr. 75. 
‘ 28—29° 
Length of specimens from 3,1, to 6 inches. 
Mostly found in the monsoon “time. 
PsetTTus FALCIFORMIs, Lacép. 
Lie Sach: 2 SY br ca: Sig: gale seg C. 17. Scales, upwards 
of 120 rows. x 
Length of specimen 4,5, inches. 
PLATAX TEIRA, Cuv. . Val. 
B.viz. D, 5/32. P..16...V..1/5..) Ao /24,. G,Aihs Meteo 
Length of specimen, to end of caudal, 35%; inches. 
EQUULA INSIDIATRIX, Bloch. 
Paarl coorchee (Mal.). 
Biv; D.9/16. 925. Vso Ae df lAs C219. 
Length of specimen 2,8, inches. 
Exceedingly common ; and, along with other species of the same 
genus, large numbers are kept for consumption during the monsoon ; 
for, owing to the small amount of intestines and the compressed form 
of their bodies, very little salt is necessary for their preservation; : 
As to the poorer natives the salt-tax is great, they evade it along the 
coast by opening and cleaning these little fish, soaking them in the 
sea, and then drying them in the sun. That they have become semi- 
putrid by the monsoon time is not to be wondered at ; neither can we 
be surprised at the numerous cases of dysentery and diarrhcea to 
which such diet gives rise. 
EqQuvuLa DAURA, Cuv. 
Baws, Da S/la, Seb do Vel /5.. An Blea ACel ge 
Length of specimen 3 inches. 
EQuULA EDENTULA, Peay 
Bove DSsIGs Pali Ws. A/5.; 3/14. Gly: 
Length of specimen 3,5, inches. 
LacraRIvus DELICATULUS, Bloch, Schn. 
_Purruwah (Mal.). 
B. vii. D. 7-853 P.17. V.1/5. A. agra. 
Length of specimens from 375 to 6; inches. 
Arrives in shoals in February. and March, Are esteemed by the 
natives good eating, whether ke or Gin a they dp not — any 
size. 
Balen 
