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cious appearance. The latter, one of the Carangidae, is 

 remarkable for the size it may reach, some specimens 

 being 40 pounds weight and 4 feet long ; but usually they 

 are smaller, 6 to 10 pounds in weight. Both of these 

 fish are fine food-fish, but do not keep well in a fresh 

 state. Great quantities of the South Island king-fish are 

 split, salted and smoked for home and export trade. 



TREVALLY AND OTHER KINDS. 



Two fishes common in New Zealand waters are called 

 Trevally, one, Seriolella brama, Giinther, and the silvery 

 sea-bream generally called the Warehou. The former 

 attains a length of two or three feet (12 to 14 pounds 

 weight) but those of smaller size are better flavored ; and 

 the sea bream, Caranx platessa, which occurs every- 

 where, often in enormous numbers ranges from 2 to 3 

 pounds in weight. The latter is a typical Caranx, 

 whereas the Warehou belongs to the family Stromateidse, 

 to which the "dollar" fish and other familiar kinds 

 belong. A very handsome species which recalls the 

 salmon on account of its elegant shape and active 

 rapidity in the water, is the Kahawai, Arripis trutta, 

 Forster, 3 to 7 pounds or more in weight, greenish grey 

 on the back with lead blue spots, white sides, and a dark 

 elegantly forked tail. It occasionally ascends some of 

 the northern rivers for 30 or 40 miles, and it is not sur- 

 prising that the name "native salmon" has been given 

 to it, though it belongs to the family Sciaenidae, under 

 which the sea-drum and many tropical and sub-tropical 

 fishes are ranged. One familiar table-fish has a wide- 

 spread range, namely the Terakihi (Cheilodactylus 

 macropterus) , a small elegant bass-like fish y 2 to 1% 

 pounds in weight, though it may reach 6 to 7 pounds; 

 but it is not very highly esteemed by epicures. 



FROST FISH (LEPIDOPUS). 



Of the less abundant fish, mention must be made of 

 the remarkable Trichiurid, the frost fish or hiku, 

 Lepidopus caudatus, Euph., 4% to 5 feet in length, for 



