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Sebastes percoides, Rich. Ann. Nat. Hist. 1842, ix, p. 384, & Voy. Erebus and Terror Fishes, p. 23, pl. 
15, ff. 1, 2; Giinth, Cat. ii, p. 101, and Study of Fishes, p. 412, £.178; Casteln., Proc. Linn. 
Soc. N. 8S. Wales iti, p. 879; M‘Coy, Prodr. Zool. Vict. dec. iv, p. 17, pl. 33; Hutton, Trans. 
N. Z. Inst. v, pl. 8; Macleay, Aust. Cat. i, p. 129; Tenison-Woods, Fish. of N. S. 
Wales, pl. 14. 
? ———— allporti, Casteln., Proc. Zool. Soc. Vict. i, p. 40. 
Hab.—New Zealand ; Tasmania; Victoria; Port Jackson, scarce. Red Gurnard Perch, at Mel- 
bourne. Grows to the length of 12 inches. 
)L47 SuBastEs sCABER. 
Ramsay and Ogilby, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. Wales x, (cn press). 
Hab.—Port Jackson. Largest specimen, 2} inches. 
ScoRPENA CRUENTA. 
(Solander), Rich., Ann. Nat. Hist. 1842, ix, p. 217; Giinth., Cat. ii, p. 112; Casteln., Proc. Linn. Soe 
N.S. Wales iii, p. 378; Hutton, Trans. N. Z. Inst. v, pl. 8; Macleay, Aust. Cat. i, p. 180. 
Scorpena militaris, Rich., Voy. Erebus and Terror Fishes, p. 22, pl. 14, ff. 1, 2. 
Hab.—New Zealand; Tasmania; Victoria; New South Wales; Port Jackson,common. ed Rock 
Cod of Sydney fishermen. Grows to the length of eighteen inches. A fair food fish. 
Scorp®NA BYNOENSIS. 
Rich., Voy. Erebus and Terror Fishes, p. 22, pl. 14, ff. 3-5; Giinth., Cat. ii, p. 113, and Study of 
Fishes, p. 414, f. 180; All. & Macl., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales i, p. 278 ; Macleay, Le. ii, 
p. 353, and Aust. Cat. 1, p. 131. 
Scorpena jacksoniensis, Steind., Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien lili, 1866, p. 438, t. 3, f. 2. 
Hab.—N orth and east coasts of Australia. Grows to a length of 6 inches. 
Score#NA CARDINALIS. 
(Solander), Rich., Ann. Nat. Hist. 1842, ix, p. 212; Giinth., Cat. ii, p. 116; Casteln., Proc. Linn. Soe. 
N.S. Wales iii, p. 8378; Macleay, Aust. Cat. i, p. 131; Tenison- Woods, Fisheries of N. 8S. 
Wales, pl. 12. 
Hab.—Coast of New South Wales, common. ed Rock Cod of Sydney fishermen, who confound 
it with S. erwenta. Attains to 8 inches in length. Of fair quality for the table. 
GLYPTAUCHEN PANDURATUS. 
Apistus panduratus, Rich., Proc. Zool. Soe. 1850, p. 58, pl. i, ff. 8, 4, and Ann. Nat. Hist. 1851, vii, p. 
274; Giinth., Cat. ii, p. 121; Macleay, Aust. Cat. i, p. 134. 
Hab.—Kaing George’s Sound; Port Jackson. Grows to 8 inches in length. 
PLrEROIS VOLITANS. 
Gasterosteus volitans, Linn., Syst. Nat. i, p. 491. 
Scorpena volitans, Bl., t. 184. 
Pterois volitans, Cuv. & Val. iv, p. 352, pl. 88; Riipp., N. W. Fische, p. 107; Giinth., Cat. ii, p. 122, and 
Fische d. Sudsee, p. 81; Day, Fishes of India, p. 154, pl. 37, f.1; All. & Mael., Proe. 
Linn. Soc. N. 8S. Wales i, p. 278; Macleay, Aust. Cat. i, p. 135, and Proc. Linn, Soe. N.S. 
Wales vii, p. 248. 
Hab.—From the east coast of Africa, through all the Indian seas; north and east coasts of 
Australia. Attains a length of 5 inches. 
PreRois, ZEBRA. 
Cuy. & Val. iv, p. 567; Quoy & Gaim., Voy. Uranie, p. 329, and Voy. Astrolabe Poiss., p. 692, pl. 
11, f. 6; Giinth., Cat. ii, p. 126, and Fische d. Sudsee, p. 82; Day, Fishes of India, p. 
153; Bleek., Atl. Ichthyol. Scorp., pl. 1, f. 1; Macleay, Aust. Cat. i, p. 135. 
Hab.—Indian and Malayan seas; Port Jackson. Grows to § inches at least. 
