2 36 MALAYAN FISHES. 



Besikor. Also Mesikor. Diagramma spp. 



Grunters. Fam. Pbistipomatidae. 

 Betok (Dun.). Anabas samdens. 



The well known climbing perch of natural history books. 



Betulu. See Bentulu. 



Biang-biang also Membiang (M. W. & de B. II 29). Setipinna 

 Herring. Fam. Clupeidae. 



J ' Fam. Ospiiromexidae. 



Biji nangka (D. R.) . I' pencil* tragula. 



Bed Mullet. Fam. Mullidae. 

 Bilis (M. W. & de B. II 16). Stolephorus commersonii. 



(" White-bait ") Herring. Fam. Clupeidae. 

 Bonang. Platax teira. 



Bongkar karang. Liu-rally tin- iv.-t' lifter. A name applied to 



Boyan. See Bayan. 

 Bujok. Ophiocephalus sp. 



"Muriel." Fam. OPHIOCEPHALIDAE. 

 Bulan or Bulan bulan (M. W. & de B. II 6). Megalops cypri- 



Bulu ayam. Coilia diissumieri. 



„ quadnfilis. 

 (Anchovy) Herring. Fam. Clupeidae. 

 Bulus bulus or Bebulus (D. R. Bolas-bolas) . Sillcu, 



„ maculate. 



Bunga ayer (('.). Stolephorus indicus. 

 See^ Bilis. 



("White-bait"') Herring. Fam. Clupeidae. 

 Note: Bunga ayer, are probably the larvae or young 

 of valuable food-fishes in the Leptocephalus stage. 



