LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



Facing 

 Page. 

 Frontispiece. CRESTED WEED-FISH (Cristiceps aurantiacus] 



I. FRESHWATER CATFISH (Copidoglanis tandanus] 40 



II. WiRRAH (Acanihistius serratus) 102 



III. KEi.P-FiSH (Chironemus marmoratus) 1 18 



IV. SILVER PERCH (Terapon ellipticus] 122 



V. DOLPHIN-FISH (Coryphcena Mppurus] 172 



VI. BLACK SOLE (Synaptura nigra\ 182 



VII. RED RocK-Coo (Scorpana cruenta] 192 



VIII- STONELIFTER (Kathetostoma lave] 206 



IX. HAIR-TAILED BLENNY (Xiphasia setifer) 212 



FIGURES IN THE TEXT. 



Fig. Page. 



1. Estuary Perch (Percalates colonorum] 3 



2. Dorsal Fins of Australian Fishes 7 



3. Caudal Fins of Australian Fishes 8 



4- Types of Cycloid Scales 1 1 



5. Types of Ctenoid or Comb-like Scales 12 



6. Snouts of Australian Fishes 13 



7. Giant Herring (Elcps saurus) 24 



8. Barramundi (Scleropages leichhardti) 26 



9. Dorab (Chirocentrus dorab) 26 



10. Pilchard (Clupanodon neopilchardus) 28 



1 1 . Herring (Sardinella castelnaui) 30 



12. Rainbow Trout (Salmc irideus\ 34 



13. Beaked Salmon (Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus) 37 



14. Forepart of Salmon-Catfish (Galeichthys australis) 42 



15. Common Eel (Anguilla reinhardtii\ 45 



16. Tasmanian Minnow (Galaxias truttaceus) 49 



17. Australian Grayling (Prototroctes marana,', 52 



1 8. Sergeant Baker (Aulopus purpurissatus) 54 



19. Lancet-Fish (Ale pi do saurus ferox) 55 



20. Flute-Mouth (Fistularia setrata) 58 



21 . Little Bellows-Fish (Centriscus gracilis} 59 



