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reefs. The Maori takes the smoke admirably ; and there 
should be a considerable demand for it later on in the smoked 
condition. It grows commonly to a length of 15 or 16 inches. 
The body is elongate and compressed, and is beautifully 
colored. ; 
This species appears to have received the designation 
used above on account of the presence of irregular blue bands 
which traverse the head on each side, giving to the fish the 
appearance of having been tattooed. 
During the spring of the year 1907, enormous shoals 
of the Maori were present in the ocean waters between Port 
Jackson and Broken Bay. These were chiefly half-grown 
fishes. 
Rock Whiting (Odaz richardsonii). 
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This, as I have before pointed out, is not a Whiting, 
in the proper sense of the word, as restricted to our Australian 
Whitings of the family Sillaginide ; though, considering 
that the latter and the fish under discussion belong to two 
totally different families, having but little in common with 
one another, the bodily resemblance is really remarkable. 
The Rock Whiting is very abundant along parts of our 
coastline, more particularly the southern portion, and grows 
commonly to a length of 12 or 14 inches. It is exquisitely 
colored. 
In some parts of New South Wales and in Victoria, this 
food-fish is: known under the title of ‘‘ Stranger.” 
Herring-Kale (Olisthops cyanomelas). 
Pirate LVI. (Both figures.) 
Of all those New South Wales edible fishes which come 
under the popular general heading of “ rock-fish,” this species 
appears to be the most abundant. It is to be found along 
the greater part of our coastline, wherever weedy, rocky 
localities exist. 
In regard to the value of the Herring-Kale as an edible 
fish, I may, perhaps, quote from my “ Fishes of Australia,” 
