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FISHES OF AUSTRALIA. 



The Striped Chaetodon is something like the Mado 

 in appearance, having black and yellow longitudinal bands 

 along the body ; but the body is much higher and the bands 

 are arranged more obliquely, than in the Mado. Still, not- 

 withstanding these and other points of difference, the one 

 is often mistaken for the other. 



This species is not uncommon on the coast of New 

 South Wales. It is also said to occur in the waters of 

 Western Australia and is known from the Seas of China and 

 Japan. 



It attains to a length of about 6 inches. 



The Butter-Fish is an inhabitant of the shores of tropi- 

 cal and semi-tropical Australia ; being very abundant in parts. 

 It has been recorded from New South W T ales, Queensland, 

 North and Western Australia. On the New South Wales 



Fig. 50. SPOTTED BUTTER-FISH (Eplnppns argus). 



coast, it is found about as far south as Port Jackson, and 

 from there becomes more common as we proceed north. In 

 the estuaries of the great northern rivers the Clarence and 

 the Richmond it is quite common. This fish also abounds 

 in the Seas of India, China and the Malay Archipelago. 

 As an edible fish it is not considered of great import- 



