MALAYAN PISHES. 



TVTjeii freshly (*fliiglit and cooked they are all excelltMit eatingj 

 but they ilo not kf^cp well 



The CKencharu i.^ (|uite oommon and is found in large shoals. 

 When ia s;efis*.ni, large numbers will he found in the markets and if 

 quite fresh they are ^ood edible fish. Tiiey are said to attain a 

 lengtli of 5 feet. 



All the Sefar an* good eatinfr, but the* fresher they are the 

 better, Tliey give ^ood gport with a light rod and small hook, to 

 which a few saiall white featlifrs hflvc hem "whipped/' 



Tlicy like sliatle and will Ijt' found in the neighbourhood of 

 piers and uruler veit^els. W\^tn crui:^in^, i have often noticed 

 SSlar takiujET shelter under my yseht^ when were beciilmedj and 

 if the period coiiwi^leii with li meal time, w<* ufl^tl to oateh as many 

 m we wftjited in a few miiitites. 



There are. at times, large numbers of Sefar In >haUow water 

 ofC Singapore pmliaJdy, many sea-i5ide rtw?id(?nts know. 



The Ctiermin (C, ^^aJhis) is a deep-bodied iUh somewhat re- 

 .«emWiiig the Dory in .^nipe and h one of the best, if not the best, 

 food hsJi in this ifamily. It is found jrcneraJly on r«sefs; takes a 

 prauTi or fi.- h bait, and gives splendid sport a£ it fighta very hard 



takeg a bit of playing. 



Specimens 2 ;feet in len^h are not nncommon and it is said 

 to grow to five feet in length. It is known in Ait?traUa aa the 

 Silvery Moon-iiali, 



The Nylor nyior (Traihynoin.s oifdit.^ and 1\ hmlhni) are 

 known in Anstraba as tlie Ihirt. These fidi must be frc?h to be 

 appreciated. 



The Talang {Chorine inus ^p]x) \s a eommon fish in lihe 

 marketa aiul fairly popular with most Asiaties, but some Malaya 

 have a prejudice jif^ainst it and will tell voe that it ^ves them an 

 irritating and disiigiiring affection of the tikin. 



It may bo that the general ttpj>eBranee of these fish* all of which 

 havo a row of dark blotches alont^ the side, may suggest the urn- 

 sightly blotohes seen on the faces, bodies and limbs of nativoa who 

 are afflicted with certain kinds of skin disease, kMal, sopak^ etc, 

 or Uiat the eon:-uraption of thia fi§Ii when not perfectly fr<?sh causes 

 urticaria,, but the subjeet should be worth investigation. 



One local species of Talang {t^. stmMi-pclri) ig known also in 

 Ansiralia ai4 tlje Queeu-litfh, and another (S. fooloo-fxtrah ) is known 

 also in PhilippLne waters as the Talang-talang. 



There are many other CTCellent food fi.-h in this family in- 

 cluding the L^mbudok or Demndok, Gergpoh and Berkas, not 

 specilioiilly identiHod. 



The generic term by which the Caranr Ijrandi of this family is 

 known to the Morc»Sj in tlie Philippines, is Daiirg puti. The name 

 Dainf; b%\^ng occurs locally and is applied to Caratix specwsm 

 and C. compressus. 



