MALAYAN FISHES. 



het.w.H-n Z ,n ami lit) fathoms in depth." and a-ram. " Man- speei, 



KNIQHT-FISHES. 



( MONO CENTRIDA E. ) 

 The Setonggang (J/o«o«>nfns japonicus) is a curious little 

 fish with enormous bonv scales and two long ventral spines. It 

 has no edible value. 



41 BULL'S-EYES." 



(PEMPHERIDAE.) 

 I have no personal knowledge of these fishes and, as they are 

 never captured in numbers, they are unimportant from an economic 



" DRUMMERS." 



( K YPHOSIDA E 



DUSKY-PERCH. 



(LOBOTIDAE.) 

 The Pechah periok (Lobotcs surinamensis) is a large perch- 

 like estuarv fish which reaches a length of 3 or 4 feet and a 

 weight of 25 to 30 pounds. It is known in Australia as the Dusky 



According to Boulenger's classification, the family contains 

 two genera, Lohotes and Datnwidrs. each with two species, arid 

 though the two species of Datnioides are known to occur in the 

 estuarie and rivers of the Ma lav Peninsula, thev have not yet, as 

 far as I am aware, been identified under a Malay name. 



The Pechah periok is an excellent food fish and it readily 



IndiJ! on S the' east co^ , \m!'i ■ - * r 



North as Cape Cod. in the Mediterranean Sea, India and China. 



