QUEENSLAND-SMELT, ETC 



(SCOPELfikii^.) 



One of tlio lust known niemlH'r?^ of Ihu ftimily ifi tlio Lorn! 

 or Lull (Harpodon nehereus) whiflh, when newly taken, bril- 

 liantly phosijliorefcent all over the body : in a salted and dry cion- 

 dition it is the " Bombay~dui!k so highly esteemed by Au{rlo- 

 ladians, 



It is quite CTommwD in our watc?r?i. [ hove &ceii niflDV imiuaturi* 

 B|jeciineii:^ in piirsie-nGts, lint fnll grown .sjiecimeiis are often taken 

 ill !?unken hanket-trap:! of 8int?ap<>re in tlie iieifrhliourbfioti of the 

 Kariraon Islands. 



Day s&ys " this fii<b is hi^fhly esteemed as food whether fresli or 

 fiiilted." It is ciirions that tbi^; tMi wbieh is a deliPat'y in India 

 should be disregarded in Malaya. Malays do not cart* much for 

 it» as the flesh h foU- anrl flnl)by and thin' prt^fcr firm and tkky 

 meat. 



The Belungkor {iiauniltt ftitttinl} known to A us feral iau 6 ai^ 

 the Queensland Smelt and is a fair tKlible fish, though somewhat 

 dry. 



The Mttdifi (Saurus mi/ofts) is a useful fooil fisli, 



MELLIONS;* 



( VyFmXODOXTlDAE. ) 



I have caUed these fishes? " Millions " In the absence of auy 

 KngUsh name, Isreause thev belong to the ^flnle familj as the fish 

 known Ji8 *' MillitiUis lu Burbaduii. To this lattt^r fish, which 

 eats mostjuito larvae, m our due^. the immunity from fever, 

 which the inhabitants of Barbados enjoy, is attributed. It U a 

 tiny fish, very eommon in swamps and drains In Singapore and. 

 elsewhere. 



CAT FISHES, 



This faiiuly wlii{'h t«n tains one foiirtii of the known fresh 

 water fislies oi the world i^j not repretentt-tl in the British Ljles, but 

 ill this region they are to be found wherever there i^ water an^l a 

 miitklv bottom, whether it be fresli, liracki^ii salt water. 



Mendiers of the family may be foiiinl in swamp.*, pook imd 

 roadside drains; and many of the fresli water varieties will make 

 considerable journeys overland to liud new \yQoh or .streams. They 

 are fonnd in all mir rivers and e^ouir ^spiM^ies niay be eao^rht mile* 

 out in the sea. Some of the lar;^e-it exceed 0 fee: in leiii^^th. 



VVifli the eseeption of the Leie and Lembat (t'wminAE spp,) 

 whicli have no rtpines^, all the memlunv-i ul' thit* family art' armed 

 with spines. 



