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190b. A. ciliaris. Pennant Fish. Zeus ciliaris Bloch, Ausl. Fische vi, 

 1788, p. 29, pi. 91. A. ciliaris Ogilby, Mem. Qld. Mus. iii, 1915, p. 

 88, pi. "27 (PI. xxii). 



Another tropical species occasionally extending southward to Port Jackson. 

 Length 14 inches. 



191. Naucbates Ratinesque, Carat. Gen. Spec. Sicilia, 1810, p. 43 (fanfarus). 

 191a. N. ductor. Pilot Fish. Gasterosteus ductor Linn., Syst. Nat. 10th 



ed., 1758, p. 295. Naucrates indicus Valenciennes, Illustr. Poiss. Regne 

 Anim., 1837, p. 125, pi. 54, 1 (PI. xxii). 



192. Seriola Cucier, R . Anim. ii, 1817, p. 315 (dumerili) . 

 A. 31-34 dorsal rays. 



B. Depth of body less than length of head. grandis (192ai. 



BB. Depth of body greater than length of head. simplex (192b). 



AA. 23-25 dorsal rays. hippos (192c). 



192a. S. grandis. Kingfish. Seriola grandis Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 Vict, i, 1872, p. 114; Id. McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour iii., 3, 1915, 

 p. 121, pi. 35. 1 (PI. xxi). 

 A large species which periodically moves along the coast in shoals. Its cap- 

 ture affords good sport for rod-fishermen, but it is of poor quality a.s a food-fish. 

 Length 6 feet. 



192b. S. simplex. Id. Ramsay & Ogilby, P.L. S.N.S.W. x, 1886, p. 757; 



Id. McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour iii. 3, 1915, p. 123, pi. 37, 3. 

 Known only from the unique holotype, which was supposed to have been 

 taken in Port Jackson. 



192c. S. hippos. Samsonfish. Id. Gunther, A.M.N.H. (4) xvii. 1876, 

 p. 392; Id, Waite, Mem. Austr. Mus. iv. 1, 1899, p. 71, pi. 9 (PI. xxi) . 

 Ocvurs plentifully off the coast where it is taken by line-fishermen. Length 

 2 feet. 



193. Trachinotus Lacepede. H.N. Poiss. iii, 1802, p. 78 (falcatus) . 



A. 23-26 dorsal rays; depth much less than half of length. botla (193a). 



AA. 18-20 dorsal rays; depth greater than half of length. ovatus (193b>. 



193a. T. botla. Dart. Scomber botla Shaw, Gen. Zool. iv, 1803, p. 591. 

 T. botla Ogilby, Mem. Qld. Mus. iii, 1915, p. 93, pi. 28 (PI. xxii). 



A tropical species wandering southward to Botany Bay. Length 22 inches. 



193b. T. ovatus. Snub-nosed Dart. Gasterosteus ovatus Linn., Syst. 

 Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 296. T. ovatus Ogilby, Mem. Qld. Mus. v, 1916, 

 p. 154, pi. 19 (PI. xxii). 

 A tropical fish which is not certainly known from New South Wales waters. 

 Length 30 inches. 



Trachinotus bailloni Lacepede. has been incorrectly recorded from New South 

 Wales— see Ogilby, Mem. Qld. Mus. v. 1916, p. 149, pi. 18. 



194. Elagatis Bennett. Narrat. Whaling Voy. ii. 1840. p. 283 (bipinnulatus). 

 194a. E. bipinnulatus. Runner. Seriola bipinnulata Quoy & Gaimard, 



Voy. Uranie. 1824, p. 363, pi. 61, 3. E. bipinnulatus Stead, Add. Fish. 

 Faun. N.S. Wales, 1907. p. 17. pi. 5 (PL xxii). 

 A single specimen, about 27 inches long, was captured off Port Jackson. 



