Malayan Fishes. 



PART I. 



OIANT HERRINGS. 



(ELOPSIDAE.) 



Tliis family contains but few species; the individuals however, 

 abound in the tropical seas and are of great importance both as food 

 ■and game fiishes. 



The Bandang or Menangin (Flops hawaiiensis) is known to 

 Americans in tlie I'hilippines it Hawaii as the Ten-ponnder. It 

 reaches a length of aljout 4 feet and is an edible fish of consideralile 

 value. 



The Bulan-bulan (Megalops cyprinoides) is the Indo-Pacific 

 Tarpon and is very closely related to the well known sporting fish 

 of America. It i.; known in Australia as the Ox-Eye or Big Eyed 

 Herring. 



It has a very wide range extending from India to Australia 

 and from Bast Africa to tlie Sandwich Islands. It is known to 

 penetrate the rivers right up into fresh water and has been suceess- 

 fully cultivated in l)Tackish or even fresh water. 



From an ediljle standpoint it ranlvs very high. Its flesh is 

 firm, well flavoured and possessed of good keeping qualities. It 

 attains a length of ~i feet and when our fi'^heries are better known 

 it may, as Stead has remarked, '' turn out to be as great a sporting 

 fish as the Tarpon." 



THE FEATHER BACKS. 



{yOTOPTEEIBAE.) 



The Belida {Xo{opferus noiopterus) is a fairly common fresh 

 ■watc- fisli which attains a length of v^'ell over three feet. The belly 

 is said to be extremely rich and well flavoured but the back contains 

 numerous small bones. 



THE MILK FISH. 



{CHANIDAE.) 



The Bandang or Jangas [Clianos clianos) is the well known 

 Milk-fish or White M-iUet and is known as the Salmon-Herring 

 in Australia. It is a sea and estuary fish and feeds on " sea moss," 

 an alga (Oedogonium). 



