Malayan Fishes. 



PART II. 



ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MALAYAN FISHES. 



Note : — The letters and abbreviations inserted in brackets after 

 the Malay name of each fish, refer to a-uthorities for both the Malay 

 and scientific S3fnonyms. 



Where no authority is given the writer accepts responsibility 

 for the identity of those species. 



LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. 



C. = Cantor. D. = Dennys. E. = Eowell. E. M. = Eaffles 

 Museum. Dun. = Duncker. Blkr. = Bleeker. M. W. and de 

 B. = Max Weber and de Beaufort. S. = Sauvage. Wilk. = Wil- 

 kinson. C. and S. = Clifford and Swettenham. S. M. = Selangor 

 MiLseum. Blgr. = Boulenger 



Alu-alu. Sphijraena nocae-liollandiae. 

 „ obtusata. 



jello. 

 Barracudas. Fani. Spiiyuaexidae. 



Members of the genus Spliijraena are called " Barra- 

 cudas " in America and elsewhere, and Pikes in Australia. 

 See also Kachang-kachang and Tenok. 



Ambu-ambu (Mlk.). *' The name of a large deep-sea fish. 

 When preserved this fish is known as Ikan kem- 

 bal mas." 



Probably Tongkol or Ikan ayer. 



Thynmis thunnina or the Bonito Thynnus pelainy^. 



Mackerel. Fam. Scombhidae. 



See Kembal mas. 



Ampas tebu (E. M.). Pristiponia opercidare. 

 " Grunters." Fam. Pkistipomatidae. 



Ampit. Anak ampit (Wilk.) : (Kedah) a fish; l>etter known as 

 Ikan pelaga. This is probably the well known 

 fighting fish Ikan belaga: Betta pugnax. 



,, hellica. 



