72 THE EDIBLE FISHES OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



Brown-banded Morwong {Cheiloiactylus spectabilis). 



I published a full description of this Morwong recently 

 in a paper, (already referred to),* wherein I recorded it for 

 the first time from our shores. The record was based upon 

 two examples — one measuring I5|- inches and the other 

 22^ inches — taken from near the entrance to Port Hacking 

 and at the mouth of the Wonboyn River, respectively. I 

 have received no further evidence respecting this species 

 since then, but think it likely that a greater familiarity with 

 our rock-haunting fishes will prove that it is not altogethei 

 uncommon. 



Banded Morwong or Magpie Perch {Goniistius gibbosus). 



Plate XLL 



An edible fish, but rarely obtained. A most beautiful 

 species, charmingly colored, and quite unique (amongst the 

 Morwongs) in shape. From just behind the eyes the upper 

 profile rises rapidly, the highest point being above the end 

 of the opercle or gill-cover. From this point there is a 

 gradual descent all the way to the tail. The highest point 

 of the back is surmounted by the high spinous dorsal fin, 

 the spines of which are very acute. 



Cockatoo Fish {Aplodactylus lophodon). 



Of all our outside reef fishes this is one of the most 

 abundant. Though this is so, it is not familiar to the average 

 angler, as it does not usually take a bait. The only proper 

 and really effective manner of capture is by means of the 

 trammel-net, but as very few men use this net at present, 

 only a comparative few Cockatoo- Fish are brought to market. 



This species is herbivorous, subsisting principally upon 

 the gelatinous seaweeds, which abound in rocky situations. 

 Though I have described it as an "outside" species, it is 

 to be obtained commonly in the lower and deeper parts of 

 our harbors. 



* Stead: Additions to the Fish-Fauna of New South Wales (No. i), 1907, 

 pp. 12-15. ' ■ • . . • 



