52 



Herrings, principally caught in the winter, but not much valued, 30 



Jew-fish, the, an abundant and useful food-fish, 16, 17 

 John Dorey, the, its habits and scarcity, 20 



KiN'G-fish, the, one of the most destructive fishes in the Australian seas, 21 

 ,, principally caught off the coasts of Tasmania, 18 



Labridce, an important family of food fishes, 24, 25 



" Leather Jackets," good table fish, but regarded by fishers as a pest, 31 



Mackerel, abundance of, on the coasts, 18, 19 



Maori, the, description of the habits of, 25 



" Maray," the, excellent bloaters made of this fish, 30 



Mollusca (edible), notes of some of the exhibits in the New South Wales 



Court, 36-46 

 Mugilidiv, the, a valuable and widespread group of fishes, 22-24 



,, most valuable for canning purposes, 4 



Mullets, general description and habits of the different species of, 22-24 



,, red. See Mullidse. 

 MnllidLE, species of food fishes supplied by the family of the, 10 

 MurcznidcE, members of this family most frequently obtained, 30, 31 

 Murray cod, the largest freshwater fish, and very valuable for food, 33, 34 

 "Mannagai," description of the food-fish known as the, 6 



Nets, only kinds in general use, 5 



New South Wales, principal features of the Court at the International Fisheries 

 Exhibition, 5'; 



Oysters, description of the various species exhibited in the New South Wales 



Court, 36-44 

 Oyster-beds, depth of water and locality of the principal fisheries, 3S-44 



Perch, the, importance of, as an article of food, 10 



,, (freshwater), abundance of, in some of the rivers of the Colony, 34 

 Percidce, general description of, the family of, 6-10 



Plcuronectidic, large number of the species, but scarcity of the supply, 26, 27 

 Polyncinida:, scarcity of this family on the coasts, 17 



Rays, list of the various species found in Port Jackson, 32, 33 

 Red rock-cod, edible species of, 13 



Royal Commission on the Fisheries of New South Wales, iSSo, extracts from 

 the Report of the, 8, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29, 30 



Salmon, introduced into the Tasmanian waters, 4 

 Salmon-trout, description of the fish so called, 7 

 Schnapper, the, general description and habits of, 11, 12 

 Scianidcc, a valuable family of food fishes, 16, 17 



