482 Z()()LOr,Y ()I< THK FAR IvAST. 
seas of Sunuitia, Java, Lonibok, Ambon and Australia. It is also known to occur 
in the Red vSea. 
Coilia dussumieri C A''. 
1913. Coilia (liissiiiiiieii. Weber and lieaufort. op. cit.. p 50. 
A single specimen of this species was obtained by Dr. Annandale at Singgora. 
The species is commonly found in the seas and estuaries of India and the Malay 
Archipelago. 
Family NOTOPTERIDAE. 
Notopterus notopterus (Pall.). 
1913. Notopterus notopterus, Weber and Beaufort, op. cit., p. 9. 
There are two fine examples of this species in Dr. Annandale's collection. They 
were collected at the mouth of the Patalung river. Notopterus notopterus is found in 
fresh waters of India, Burma, vSiam, Sumatra and Java. 
Family SYNODONTIDAE. 
Saurida tumbil (Bloch). 
191 J. Suiirida /unihil. Wel)er and Beaufort, op. cit.. 142. 
This widely distributed species is represented by a single specimen in Dr. Annan- 
dale's collection. The specimen was netted at Singgora. Sauridu tumhil is found 
in seas and along the coasts. 
Family CYPRINODONTIDAE. 
Panchax panchax (Ham. Buch.). 
i(.)2Z. Panchax paiic/iax. Welier and Beaufort. I'ish. Inda-.l ustrnl. . IrcJiipcl. W . j). 374. 
figs. 9(). (,7. 
There are altogether 15 specimens of this species in the collection. They were 
collected by Dr. Annandale at three different places in the lake, one was obtained in 
small pools and ditches at the edge of the lake near Lampam, 5 from a small creek 
at Pak Raw, while the remaining g were netted during shore-collecting on Koh Yaw. 
The species is of great economic importance being known to be of proved utility 
as mosquito-larvae destroyer. Panchax panchax is fairly widel}- distributed, its 
range extends from Orrisa, through the lower province of Bengal, Burma, vSiam, the 
Andaman Islands to the Indo- Australian Archipelago. It is found both in fresh and 
brackish waters. 
Family OSPHRONEMIDAE. 
Ctcnops vittatus (C.V.). 
1922. Ctcnops vittaUis, Weber and Beaufort, op. cit., p. 351, fig. 91. 
This species is represented by several specimens in the collection. They w^ere 
obtained by Dr. Annandale in fresh and brackish water in small pools and ditches 
at the edge of the lake and in the main area of the Tale Sap both in the inner as well 
as in the outer lake. The species occurs in brooks and rivers of Siam, Sumatra, Java, 
Borneo and Cochin-China. 
