38 MALAYAN FISHES. 



The Bonang (Flafau- feira) is a deep-bodied tish wliich at- 

 tains a leno-th of at least 20 inolies. Eussell says their flavour is 

 excellent and Cantor makes the same remark. 



It is known in Australia as the Hark Bat-tisli. 



MOON-FISH. 



{DREPAXIDAE.) 



The Daun beharu (Drepane punctate) is a very common fish 

 of fair edible value. 



Considerable quantities of this fish have been taken in trawls 

 Ixvth in India and Ceylon. Sir K. Gupta sa>s they are very much 

 sought after and always command a good price in Bengal. They 

 are rather too bony to he popular witli Europeans in the East. 



" BLACK TREVALLY." 



(TEUTIIIDIDAE.) 



According to Dr. Boulenger's classification (1902), this family- 

 comprises a single recent genus, Teuthis, with about 30 species, 

 herbivorous fishes from the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. 

 According to Bottard (" Poissons venimeux," Paris 1889) the sting 

 from the spines of these fishes is much dreaded, and this I can 

 vouch for, though personally I have suffered very little inconvenience 

 from the pricks of these spines. 



It will be noticed that Duncker gives the generic synonym 

 Ketang to members of this family and this is tlie name given by 

 Malays to the genus Epliipjiuti (iChaktodoxtidae) which also has 

 venomous spines. 



In all species of Tentliin there are 13 dorsal spines and T 

 anal spines, whereas Epliippus has 9 dorsal and 3 anal spines, %vhich 

 shews that the Malay system of classification does not agree with 

 that adopted by scientists. 



The Dengkis {T. nehulom) is known on the East coast of 

 Australia as the "Black Trevally" and the Debam {T. Java) is 

 also found on the Australian coast. 



They are small fish, fairly common in the markets where they 

 find a ready sale. 



QOURAMI, ETC. 



(OSPHROMEyiDAE. } 



This family of fre.;h water fishes is remarkable for several 

 reasons : 



From an edible point of view, because it includes the Kalui 

 {Ospliromenus olfax), kuown in India as the Qourami, which has a 

 world wide reputation as one of the finest flavoured fresh water 

 fish known, as well as tlie Pepuyu, a favourite food tish in I^egri 

 8embilan. 



