MALAYAN FISHES. 5T 



Bawal (Tamil Voval). The following varieties are distinguished. 

 B. chermin (C). Stromateus atous. 

 B. itam (1).). „ cinereus. 



B. puteh. „ ,, 



B. tambak (C.)- „ niger. 



B. kedewas. „ cinereus. 



Pomfret. Fam. STROiiATKiDAE. 



Bayan. Bayan-bayan. 



(Boyan E. M.). 



Cliiliniis fu^ciatiis. 

 „ chlorurus. 

 Parrot-fish. Fam. Labhidae. 



Beberas (M. W. & de B. Ill lg6). CydocheiUchihys apogon. 

 Carp. Fam. Cyprixidae. 



Bechok (Wilk. d'S). Julis lunaris. 



Parrot-fish. Fam. Labkidae. 



Pseudoscarus spp. 



Pseudodax moluccawns. 



" Parrot-wrasses.'" Fam. Scaeidae. 



Begahak (J. S. A. S. YIII 120). Belodonticldliys dinema. 

 Cat-fish. Fam. Silueidae. 



Bekil. Also Berkil, q.v. 



Belachak. Periophtltaliiius koelreuteri 

 Goby. Fam. GojiiiDAE. 



Belaga. Or Berlaga. Ikan berlaga (literally) fighting fish. 

 Betta pugnax. 

 ,, bellica. 

 Three varieties of fighting fish are recognised, viz., 

 Anak karing, A. sempila, Karing gajah and they fight 

 only with memljers of the same species. 



See also Bleeker's Atlas Vol. IX, Betta picta. 

 Osphromehus striatus. 



Fam. OSPITROMEXIDAE. 



Belalang. Exococius oligolepis. 

 „ neglectns. 



„ nigripinnis. 



„ specuUger. 



Flying-fish. Fam. Scombresocidae. 



