9 MALAYAN FISHES. 



en in the Bay^Befgal bv Vie" < ! ,!v l M-nm!rt 1 \ra°^CT e "SS 

 wn " and I believe that this is tin? largest recorded fish. No 

 ition is made of the length of tlx- saw of this specimen hut it is 

 likely to have been Jess than 7 feet. The largest saw in the 

 fles Museum. Singapore, measures 5 ft. 10| in. 



BEAKED-RAYS. 



(RHINOBATIDAE.) 

 These are harmless, sedentary, bottom-feeding fishes which 

 sis t chiefly on^shell-fishy-ra.bsy'tc. They are considered good 



They are known to Malays as Yu kemejan. 



ELECTRIC-RAYS. 



( TORPBDINIDA E. ) 



These Kays to which the Malavs have given the descriptive 

 les Pari kebas or Pari sebar have the power of inflicting 

 trie shocks. "'The fish writes Dr. Cumber, "gives the elec- 



s ^°^ voluntarily, ^yheii J t is excited to do so in self defence, 



