334 F18HKS AMI) FISHING. 



forked. Upper part of head, back, and sides, dark 

 greenish brown ; lower parts, shaded irregularly with 

 blue, yellow, and silver, and flashed with a bronzy 

 lustre. Belly, dull greyish -white, speckled \\iili 

 small brown dots, and clouded with purple. Base of 

 tail, red ; fins, faintly flesh-coloured. Iris, yellow. 

 Length, twelve to sixteen inches. 



Owing to its ugliness, this curious fish, which 

 hides itself amongst stones in muddy water, the 

 better to entrap its unsuspecting prey, is, from popu 

 lar prejudice, less prized than it deserves. Its flesh 

 is extremely delicate', and bears a greater resemblance 

 to that of the eel than that of any other sea-fish 

 caught in the colony. 



CLUPEIDJE. 



37 CLTJPKA OCELLATA. Mihi. N. Sp. ( Shad; Sardyn. ) 

 Body, compressed, elongated; head, flattened at top ; 

 muzzle, obtuse; upper jaw, with a central notch, 

 and a little projecting. No teeth in either mandible ; 

 eyes and scales, large. One dorsal only; tail, deeply 

 forked. Length, six to seven inches. Head and 

 back, blue, changeable to green, and shaded with 

 purple, yellow, and gold. Lower jaw and gill 

 covers, silvery, with a reflecting golden lustre ; 

 sides, above the lateral line, crossed by a .sky-blue 

 longitudinal stripe. A line of eight to ili'teen round, 



