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important family. They number about 40 Australian species, 
chiefly of the genus Caran, and are most abundant in the 
warm latitudes, while the genus Seriola, including the “ King 
Fish” and “Samson Fish” of Sydney, and the “ Yellow Tail” 
of Melbourne, fishes of very large size, are only found in the 
temperate zones. The genus Neptonemus is the only one of 
limited range, and that extends to New Zealand. The Nomeipa, 
CoryPpH@NIDA, and Cyrtipa#, everywhere families of small 
extent, are in Australia represented by two species each, 
Nomens Gronovit and Platyslathens cultratum, a genus 
limited to Norfolk Island and New Guinea, of the first of 
these families; Coryphena punctulata, and Brama Rati of the 
second, and Cytius Australis (John Dory) of the third. The 
ScomBRID& ave all Ocean Fishes, and of unlimited range; they 
are therefore all found, as might be expected, in one or another 
part of the Australian seas. All, or nearly all, the genera are 
represented, and a few new species have been described, but 
there seem to be no marked or distinctive local characters. ‘The 
TRACHINID® include some very remarkable Australian forms. 
Among the group URanoscopina are the extraordinary 
genera KKathetostoma and Leptescopus. Among the TRracu- 
ININA are Percis, Sillago, Aphrites, and Bovichthys,— 
almost exclusively Australian or South Pacific forms. 
Opisthognathus is another curious genus abundant in these 
seas, though not exclusively confined to them. The 
BATRACHID® are represented by four species of the genus 
Batrachus. Of the PLuprcuxatti there are 12 species of Anten- 
narius, chiefly from the tropical regions of Queensland, and 
three species of the curious Tasmanian genus Brachio- 
nichthys. The Corrina are richly represented by the genus 
Platycephalus (the Flatheads), which abound in all the Indian 
seas. Twenty species are found in Australia, some of them 
being among the most valuable food fishes of the country; the 
other Australian Corrina are limited to a few species of 
Trigla, Lepidotrigla, and Dactylopterus. The Gosiip are 
numerous, but do not seem to differ much from those of other 
parts of the world. The species are chiefly of the genera 
Gobius, Apocryptes, Gobiosoma, Gobiodon, Periopthalmus, 
Eleotris, and Callionymus; the only entirely Australian genus 
is Avisteus, which Castelnau has placed with this family. It 
is found inrivers only. The Brennipa@ are numerous and 
some of them of eccentric appearance, the genus Patecus 
most remarkably so. The genera richest in species are 
Petroseirtes, Salarias, and Cristiceys. There are several other 
genera, but with few species. The SpHYR@NID# are repre- 
sented by two species of Sphyrena and a genus (strictly Aus- 
tralian) possessing one species, Lanioperca mordax, generally 
placed in this family. 
