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2-79 CNIDOGLANTS MEGASTOMA. 
Plotosus megastomus, Rich., Voy. Erebus & Terror Fishes, p. 31, pl. 21, ff. 1-3. 
Cnidoglanis megastoma, Giinth., Cat. v, p. 27, and Study of Fishes, f. 258; Casteln., Proe. Linn. Soe. 
N.S. Wales iii, p. 392; Macleay, Aust. Cat. ii, p. 144; Tenison- Woods, Fisheries of 
N.S. Wales, p. 81. 
Cheroplotosus decemfilis, Kner, Voy. Novara Fische, p. 300, pl. 18, f. 1 (an Plotosus limbatus, Cuvs 
& Val. xv, p. 422). 
Hab.—Coast of New South Wales; Port Jackson, common. The Cat-fish of Sydney. Attains a 
length of 30 inches. Though the flesh of this fish is excellent, there is a prejudice against it, which makes 
it unsaleable, except at a nominal price to foreign sailors and Chinese. 
CNIDOGLANIS LEPTURUS. 
Giinth., Cat. v, p. 28; Casteln., Proc. Linn. Soe. N. 8. Wales iii, p. 393; Macleay, Aust. Cat. ii, p- 145. 
Hab.—Port Jackson. Length, up to 18 inches. 
PROTEROPTER2. 
ARITINA. 
ARIUS AUSTRALIS. 
Giinth., Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 103 (fig. of head), and Study of Fishes, f. 261; Casteln., Proc. Linn. 
Soc. N.S. Wales iii, p. 50; Macleay, Aust. Cat. ii, p. 149. 
= Hab.—Hunter and Richmond Rivers (Giinther) ; Norman River (Castelnau). Length, up to 18 
inches. 
ARIUS THALASSINUS. 
Bagrus thalassinus, Riipp., N. W. Fische, p. 75, pl. 20, £. 2. 
Arius nasutus, Cuy. & Val. xv, p. 60. 
Netuma nasuta, Bleck., Atl. Ichthyol. Silur., t. 61. 
thalassina, Bleek., l.c., t. 28. 
Arius thalassinus, Ginth., Cat. v, p. 139; Kner, Voy. Novara Fische, p. 310; Day, Fishes of India, 
p. 463, pls. 104, f. 4, and 106, f. 1; All. & Macl., Proe. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales i, p. 348; 
Macleay, Aust. Cat. ii, p. 148, and Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales viii, p. 209. 
Hab.—F¥rom the east coast of Africa through all the Indian and Malayan seas to the east coast of 
Australia; Port Jackson. Grows to a large size. 
SCOPELID ®. 
SauURUS MYOPS. 
Salmo foetens, Bloch., t. 384, f. 2; Bl. Schn., p. 404 (not Linn.) 
myops, Forst., Deser. Anim., p. 412. 
Saurus limbatus, Eyd. & Soul., Voy. Bonite Poiss., p. 100, t. vii, f. 3. 
myops, Cuy., Rég. Anim.; Cuv. & Val. xxii, p. 485; Bleek., Atl. Ichthyol. Saurida, t. 2, f. 33 
ee Cat. v, p. 898; Day, Fishes of India, p. 504, pl. 117, £.5; Macleay, Aust. Cat. ii, 
p- 153. 
trachinus, Schleg., Faun. Japon. Poiss., p. 231, pl. 106, f. 2. 
Hab.—Tropical seas ; Port Jackson. Grows to the length of a foot. 
SAURUS NEBULOSUS. 
Dentex nebulosus (Solander), Cuv. & Val. xxii, p. 506. 
Saurida nebulosa, Cuv. & Val. xxii, p. 504, t. 648 ; Bleek., Atl. Ichthyol. Saurida, t. 1, f. 1; Giinth., Cat. 
vy, p- 399; Kner, Voy. Novara Fische, p. 316; Day, Fishes of India, p. 505; Macleay, 
Aust. Cat. ii, p. 154. 
Hab.—East African, Indian, Malayan, and Australian seas ; Port Jackson. Length, up to 8 inches. 
