n6 FISHES OF AUSTRALIA. 



monly reaches a length of 2 feet or a little over. It may be 

 at once distinguished from its congener by the relatively 

 much smaller scales, there being, for example, about 75 

 scales on the lateral line of the. Teraglin, while there are only 

 about 52 on that of the Jewfish. The Teraglin also possesses 

 a more silvery appearance than the Jewfish. So far tho 

 Teraglin has only been obtained along the New South Wales 

 coast, where at times it appears in very large numbers. It 

 is a rapacious fish, like the Jewfish. As a table fish it is 

 considered of some value; and, consequently, it always com- 

 mands a fair price in the fish-markets of New South Wales. 



The Salmon occurs in abundance along the whole of 

 the New South Wales coastline. It is also found all along 

 the southern coast of Australia, parts of Western Australia, 

 and is quite common in Tasmania and New Zealand. In the 

 last-mentioned place it is often known under the Maori 

 designation of "Kahawai," and occasionally as "Sydney 

 Salmon." It must be at once pointed out that this fish is 

 not a true Salmon, and is, indeed, very far removed from 

 that fish in its structure ; but when it is living it possesses 

 beautiful Salmon-like markings, and these, coupled with its 

 salmonoid form and its habit of travelling in immense shoals, 

 have given rise to the present common name. The young 

 or half-grown forms of this species have the Salmon or 

 Trout-like markings still more pronounced, and they are 

 consequently termed Salmon-Trout, being also often known 

 to fishermen by the name of "Nwwfish." 



Though at the outset I included the Salmon with the 

 Jewfish and Teraglin as an important species, it does not 

 possess anything like the food value of either of those fishes. 

 Particularly is this so in the case of the adult, the young 

 or "Salmon-Trout" form being far more palatable, arid more 

 eagerly sought after. Still, the vast and almost incredible 

 size of the shoals of this fish, which appear along the coast 

 in the warmer months bring it irresistibly under our notice, 

 and enable it to be plainly seen that the Salmon is destined 

 some day to play a very important part in our fisheries; as, 

 even if it were not thought of sufficient use to turn into food, 

 it might be quite profitably turned to account in the manu- 

 facture of fertilizer and various fish-products. This is done 

 in various parts of the world at present notably in America 



