BY E. M. JOHNSTON, F.L.S. 



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Scorp^nid^i (Gurnet Family). 



Sebastes percoides Rock Gurnet" Found on the outer 



reefs. 



TkiOHIUKIDJ! (Barracouta Family). 



Lepidopus caudatus FrostfisM 

 Thyrsites atun Barracouta} 3 



m Solandri Kingfish h 



Caught at odd times — 

 winter. 



Important food fish. 

 Caught in vast num- 

 bers, November to 

 August. 



Season, December to 

 June. Come and go 

 in vast numbers, but 

 disappear in some 

 years altogether. 



Caeangidj: (Horse Mackerel Family). 



Trachurus trachurus 

 Caranx Georgianus 



Seriola grandis 



•Neptonemus brama 

 it dobula 



Horse Macherel h 

 Silver Trevally 



Tasmanian Yellow- 

 tail h 



SnotgalV 

 Mackerel Trevally 11 



Season, Jan. to April. 

 Enter Tamar and other 

 rivers, midwinter. 



Abundant Northern 

 Coast, March to April. 



Season, March to April. 

 Ditto, entering estu- 

 aries in large schools. 



CvTTiDiB (Dory Family). 



Cyttus Australia Bastard Dory 3 - Enter estuaries in 



schools, but seldom 

 captured. 



TBACHiNiDiE (Whiting Family). 



Uphritis Urvillii Sandy" 



Sillago ciliata Whiting 3 



Abundant in the Eiver 

 Jordan and East Coast 

 rivers. 



One of the most deli- 

 cious fishes in our 

 estuaries. 



CottidtK (Flathead Family). 



Platycephalus Bass- Common Flathead" A very fine fish, though 

 ensis repulsive looking. 



Abundant on sandy 

 bottoms. 



