(Bloch), and this appears to me to be highly probable. The 

 latter occurs on this coast principally during the months of 

 February, March, and April. 



A few measurements, taken from the Evans River example, 

 are here given 



MEASUREMENTS OF Caranx (Alectis) gallus (Linmieus). 



Length overall (in millimeters) 



Length to base of caudal Jin (in millimeters) 



Length of head in hundredths of length to base of caudal fin. 



Diameter of eye 



Height of preorbital bone ... ... ... ... ... , -.. 



Length of caudal tin .. ... ... ... ... ... 



Length of pectoral fin 



Length of ventral fin ... ... ... ... ... . 



Height at anterior edge of eye 

 Height at posterior edge of eye ... 

 Height at insertion of ventral fin ... 



Height at end of opercle ' .*, 



Height at beginning of base of dorsal fin 



Height at beginning of base of anal fin ... 



Least height of caudal peduncle 



360 

 28-9 



6-4 



9-2 

 26-7 

 367 

 15-5 

 28-9 

 365 

 39-5 

 40-5 

 47-8 

 51-0 



3'9 



Elagatis bipinnulatus (Quoy and Gaimard) Runner. 



PLATE V. 



A fine example of this species, measuring 700 mm. (27 J inches), 

 was received by this Department during March, 1905. It was 

 forwarded through Dr. James C. Cox, Commissioner of Fisheries, 

 by Mr. J. E. Chinnery, fisli merchant, of this city. Mr. Chinnery 

 stated that it had been captured off North Head, Port Jackson. 



The species is very widely diffused and is of a highly pelagic 

 nature. In America it is known under the vernacular name of 

 " Runner." It does not appear to have ever been recorded from 

 the waters of any portion of Australia before, and is certainly new 

 to the New South Wales Fauna. 



A detailed description of this remarkable fish is here given. 

 By comparing this description with those of Day* and Jordan 



* Day : Fishes of India, p. 228. 



