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for Victoria," has already been recorded by Lucas,* from Chel- 

 tenham, and "dredged freely at several stations near the Heads." 

 I also found this species commonly under stones at Shoreham, 

 Western Port Bay, during the Club's camp, in March, 1902. 

 Other localities are: — Western Port Bay, dredged 5 fathoms (C. J. 

 Gabriel) ; Port Fairy and Portland, under stones (H. W. Davey) ; 

 and Apollo Bay, under stones, Club's excursion, Christmas, 1904 

 (J. A. Leach). 



The following species are, as far as I have been able to ascer- 

 tain, additions to the Victorian fauna : — 



Family CLUPEID.^. 



Chanos chanos, Forsk. 



Forsk., Desc. Anim., p. 74, 1775. 



Bleek., Atl. Ichth., vi., pi. cclxxii., f. 4. 



Richards., Voy. Ereb. and Terr., Ichth., p. 58, pi. xxxvi., 



1846. 

 Waite, Syn. Fish. N.S.W., Mem. N.S.W. Nat. Club, No. 2, 

 p. 12, 1904, 



Salmon Herring. 



D. 17, A. 10, V. II., P. 16. L. lat. 86, L. tr. [f 



The only example of this species taken in Victorian waters, so 

 far as I am aware, is the one under notice, which was captured at 

 Port Melbourne in March, 1894. 



It is of a brilliant shining blue on the back, gradually shading 

 off to silvery on the abdomen ; the snout and top of the head is 

 light brown. The dorsal and caudal fins are greyish, edged with 

 brown ; the pectorals and ventrals dark brown for the greater 

 part of the upper side, under side white ; anal white, minutely 

 dotted with brown on the margin. 



The total length, without caudal, is 22 inches; with caudal, 

 3o|^ inches. 



This fish belongs to the family Clupeidse, which embraces the 

 well-known "Herrings," "Anchovies," and the "Pilchards" or 

 " Sardines." It is found commonly along the northern coasts of 

 Australia, where it is sometimes found in brackish lagoons. It 

 has also been recorded from Port Jackson, where, however, 

 Macleay states it " must be a very rare visitant." Hutton 

 includes it in his " Fishes of New Zealand " from Tolaga Bay, 

 but mentions that he has " seen no specimens ; " while Hectorf 

 states that " there is some doubt of the locality being correct." 



Outside of Australia it is found commonly in the Indian and 

 Pacific Oceans. It attains a length of from three to four feet, 

 and its flesh is highly esteemed. Macleay states that it is the 



* Lucas, Proc. Roy. Soc. Vic, ii., p. 63, 1S90. 

 t Hector, Edib. Fish N. Zeal., p. 120, 1872. 



