Dawalla (Hypophthalmus dawalla), a fish of the family Siluridae, found in the rivers of Guiana, and highly esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It is sometimes 2½ feet long, and is brightly coloured. The eye is situated below the angle of the mouth.
Dawalla
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 702
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