A MIGHTY AUSTRALIAN. 59 



This is the same species as that which is familiar to 

 southern Americans (United States) under the name of 

 Spotted Jevvfish. 



The specimen here illustrated is that mentioned on page 

 104 of my " Fishes of Australia," and of which the head is 

 in the collection of the Department of Fisheries, New South 

 Wales. It was captured in the estuary of the Clarence River, 

 and weighed about 250 pounds.* 



Half-banded Sea Perchf {Hypojle^trodes se7nicinclus). 



A small, edible fish of great beauty, which is abundant 

 in our rocky coastal waters. It is captured by hook and 

 line, with a flesh bait. 



Banded Sea Perch {Hypoplectrodes annulatus). 



Plate XXIX. 



A prettil37-banded, rough-scaled species, found in similar 

 locaHties to the preceding, though, apparently, not in such 

 abundance. It attains, usually, a length of about 10 to 12 

 inches. 



Cuvier's Sea Perch {Hypoplectrodes nigrorubruni). 



An exceedingly beautiful, banded fish, occasionally 

 captured by means of trammel-net or hook and line, in 

 similar locations to the two preceding. Apparently not very 

 common. It grows to about the same size as the Banded 

 Sea Perch. 



Bastard Longfln {Cwsioperca lepidoptera). 



A fish suitable for food, but which is not at present 

 obtained in any abundance on our coast. It grows to a 

 length of 12 inches. 



Longfln {Caprodon longimanus). 



A good fish, but not abundant; found in our coastal 

 waters. It reaches a length of about 15 inches, 



* I am indebted to Mr. A. J. Cripps, a well-known pressman of Sydney fand 

 who appears, tor comparison of size, alongside the fishj, for the photograph of 

 this fish here reproduced. 



t Also termed " Soldier-Fish " ; but that name is more properly applied to a 

 small perch known as Anna { Apof^ou) Jascialu. 



