PINK-EYE AND LANO. 45 



Ogilby (P.Z.S., 1887, p. 614) as Trachystoma muUidens is 

 identical with Castelnau's Mugil pctardi (Researches on the 

 Fishes of Austraha, 1875, p. 32). Castehiau's examples were 

 obtained from the Richmond River, where it is the common 

 " Freshwater Mullet "; the same also applying in the Clarence 

 River. Ogilby's descri))tion was taken from three specimens 

 obtained from Port Stephens, whence I have also seen speci- 

 mens. 



The " Pink-eye," as it is familiarly called, is an inhabitant 

 of our eastern watercourses. Its distribution appears to be 

 very similar to that of the common Freshwater Perch (q.\'.). 

 It is very abundant in our northern rivers and attains a large 

 size, growing to a length of nearly 2 feet. 



In this mullet the eye has no adipose lid. the snout is 

 somewhat pointed, and in the adult the body shows a tendency 

 to that fulness so characteristic of the Sea Mullet. The iris 

 is of a pinkish tint — this giving rise to the vernacular name. 

 The most striking feature of this mullet, perhaps, is the large 

 and powerful tail. 



As an edible fish the Pink-eye does not rank as high as 

 the Sea Mullet. 



Sand Mullet {Myxus elongatus). 



Pl.ATi: XIV. 



Also commonly known under the titles " Tallegalane " or 

 *' Lano," the latter being a corruption of the former. 



Of the three most abundant commercial species of mullet 

 in the waters of New South Wales, this is the least valuable 

 from an edible standpoint, as well as the smallest, growing 

 exceptionally to a length of 15 inches, the average size being 

 very much smaller. 



Its distribution along our coastline is very similar to that 

 of the Flat-tail Mullet, with which it agrees to some extent in 

 habit. 



As in the " Pink-eye," the " Diamond-scale," and the 

 " Flat-tail," this mullet is devoid of a fleshy eyelid. 



