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one-half the distance to the root of ventral. The depth ot 

 peduncle is not half as long as the distance between caudal 

 and dorsal fins. Colour darkish brown. Sides with sixteen 

 to eighteen regular transverse bands of a deeper shade 

 composed of microscopic dots. These bands are less 

 defined towards tail, and are rather wider than the inter- 

 spaces. Larger dots are distributed along the lines of 

 vertebrae and ribs. Specimen 2^ inches long. Pieman 

 River (Atkinson). 



Fam. XXXIII. SCOMBRESOCID^. 



121. Hemiehamphus intermedius, Cant. (A.Z.) TheGar^ 



fish.''* 



D. 15-17. A. 18-20. P. 11. 

 Gunth. Cat., VI., p. 260, AUp. MS. Macl. Cat., 867. 

 Abundant during the summer months, and caught largely 

 in seine-nets in our estuaries. They are valuable market 

 fish, although it is to be regretted that their mode of 

 capture by the seine-net appears to commit great havoc 

 among the young of other valuable food fishes. 



Fam. XXXIV. CYPRINIDiE. 



122. Carassius VULGARIS, Nilsson. (I.) TJie European Carp, 



123. Carassius AURATUS, L. (I.) Gold Fish, 



124. TiNCA VULGARIS, Cuv. (I.) English Tench. 



Fam. XXXV. GONORHYNCHID^. 



125. GoNORHYNCHUs Greyi, Rich. (A.Z.) Sand Eel. * 



B. 4. D. 11 - 13. A. 9. V. 9. Caec. pylor. 6 - 9. 

 Gunth. Cat., VII., p. 373. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat, 883. 

 Not uncommon in the Derwent. 



Fam. XXXVI. CLUPEID^. 



126. Engraulis encrasicholus (var. antipodum), L. 

 The Anchovy.* 



B. 12 - 13. D. 16 - 17. A. 18 - 20. L. lat. 48 - 50. 



Vert. 46 - 47. 

 Giinth. Cat., VII., p. 385. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 885. 

 (Antarticus.) 

 Abundant ; frequently entering rivers Derwent, Tamar, and 

 Huon. 



It is surprising that no effort has been made locally to 

 utilise this valuable fish. Fishermen can have no interest 

 in attempting to capture the shoals seen frequently by 

 them towards the mouth of the Derwent, so long as there 

 is an absence of prober curing establishments. Hobart 

 is very favourably situated as a centre for a fishing 

 industry of this kind. 



