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A LIST OF THE FISHES OF TASMANIA. 



By Clive Lord, F.L.S., 

 Director of the Tasmanian Museum. 



(Read 9th September, 1922.) 



The necessity for a revised list of the fishes of TasmanAi 

 has long been apparent. Owinc: to the recent publication of 

 "A Check List of the Fishes and Fish-like Animals of New 

 "South Wales" by Mr. Allan R. McCuUoch, of the Australian 

 Museum, and a "Catalogue of the Fishes of South Australia," 

 by Mr. Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., Director of the South Aus- 

 tralian Museum, the present compilation has been consider- 

 ably simplified, as the fishes of our Island State have much 

 in common with those of South-East Australian seas. 



The present list is mei'ely an outline, and is otTered as 

 a basis for future work in the hope that a detailed check- 

 list may be prepared in the near future. There arc doubtles.« 

 many species which have not been recorded from our waters, 

 owing to the fact that so little detailed investigation work 

 has been carried out. Since the publication of the late R. 

 M. Johnston's lists in the Papers and Proceedings of the 

 Royal Society of Tasmania of 1882 and 1890 our knowledge 

 of the marine fauna of Tasmania has been considerably 

 advanced. The work carried out by the Federal Trawler 

 Endeavour was of great benefit, and it is to be deeply 

 regretted that the vessel and those who were on board 

 during the fatal voyage to Macquarie Island came to such 

 an untimely end. 



In regard to the previous lists of Tasmanian lish it 

 may be noted that later investigation has shown that several 

 species described as new by Johnston and other authorities 

 have merged into the synonymy of previously described 

 species, but it is not possible within the limits of the present 

 paper to record the details of such cases. 



Apart from necessary collecting work and the examina- 

 tion of a large number of museum .specimens, the work of 

 previous investigators has greatly assisted in the com- 

 pilation of the present list, and in addition the pub- 

 lished results of the h'nd favour's investigations have 

 been availed of. The compiler also desires to expi-ess his 

 special thanks to Mr. Allan 11. McCulloch, of the Australian 



