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AROUS 



and 

 NOKT. 



DNISS. 



SAMAK 



MOUSSA. 



HEOAIEH. 

 SHEBEEN. 



It is less size in than thapreceeding, which it in a manner 

 resembles. The largest specimen measured 67 cm. long. 

 The swimming-bladders of this and the above species 

 are lar^ge, and are used in the manufacture of isinglass. 

 Other species resembling the maigre are the arous (j-ju^,*, 

 and nokt (■!"'), but all are less common, and of smaller im- 

 portance than the mullets. Thej inhabit the deep portions 

 of the lake, and are taken by the fishermen on either naked 

 or baited hooks. Chrysophys aurata is also found in 

 small quantity {j-':^)- Dniss is the general term applied to 

 it; large specimens are called agag {li^^), and small 

 ones shril(J/.-). It is the "Gilfrhead" of the English 

 fishermen and " Dorade " of the French. It is usually 

 taken in nets along with the "tobar". A large specimen 

 will measure 28 or 30 cm. in length. Its flesh is excellent, 

 but, occurring, as it does, in small numbers, it has littla 

 economic importance. The samemay be said of a species 

 ofsole(;5->"^^"'),samak moussa, which is occasionally seen 

 in the Damietta market. 



Two species of Ray are found in the Salter parts of the 

 lake — Myliohatis aquUa {■^}->-'-) hedaieh, and a species of 

 Rhinohatis (i>^) shebeen. Their flesh is not eaten by the 

 Arabs, but is sold to poor Europeans in Port-Said. 



Fresh-water fishes found in the lake. 



BOLTY. 



The fresh water fishes found in the lake are naturally 

 Nile species. Of these, Chromis niioticus is most abun- 

 dantly represented. Under the names of bolty (>i;) (Cairo), 

 shabar (jL-) ( Dainietta and Lake Menzaleh ), and misht 



