MALAYAN FISHES. 229 



The Pari dedap {Vrogymnus asperrimus) is the sole repre- 

 ? ' 1 ( " - 1 - '' u'kable from the fact that its back is 



vals, a number of conical denticles or spines rather likcS'impetsTn 

 appearance. 



This fish ranges between the Bed Sea, East Coast of Africa 

 seas of India and the Malay Archipelago. 



na ™^Deredap to this fish and ^rha^a^iote 6 o^^e^ri'SdiS 



of wSfhTTt^ >V;) i wirh scarlet flowers ' the bark 



those of the Pari dedap. " 1 iap6 



Dedap— n shield or buckler. 



Redap—a small drum, (probably so called from the kind of 

 skin used). 



1 t ^^ r ^ P ~( Eiai1, J °bor) springing up plentifully. <»! prirkly 



The word dedap as meaning a shield is obsolete both in collo- 

 place has been taken by ihe I udiaii ovdV^oi^ ° "° ^ ' & ^ 



