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hook only at the bottom, with a flat sinker above it. One 
of the principal places for boat fishing is the entrance to 
Port Hacking, a small port a few miles to the south of the 
historic Botany Bay. 
South Australian Roughy (Arripis georgianus). 
A southern fish, rare in the waters of New South Wales. 
It has no affinity with the. ordinary “ Roughy” of New 
South Wales, which is a small unimportant fish of the Nanny- 
gai family. 
THE SILVERBELLIES. 
Silverbelly (Xysta@ma ovatum). 
A harbor or estuary fish of small size, growing excep- 
tionally to a length of about 10 inches, and possessing highly 
deciduous scales. Though not an important species, it is a 
food-fish of no mean order, its flesh being very tender and of 
good flavor. It is sold under the name of Silver Belly, 
Silver Biddy, or, occasionally, Silver Bream. 
THE TRUMPETERS. 
«“‘ Real” or “ Hobart Town” Trumpeter (Latris hecateia). 
Rumors of the: occurrence of this fine edible fish on the 
coast of New South Wales have from time to time reache? 
me, but, though this appears to me quite likely, I have not, 
so far, seen a ‘specimen captured in our waters. Mr. J. O. 
' Batchelor, Commissioner of Fisheries, and also a well-known 
fish salesman, is particularly emphatic in stating that he has, 
-at odd times, received examples with fish sent in from ouz 
southern waters and as high up as the Shoalhaven. I think, 
therefore, that it may be quite justly.added. to our Fauna. 
