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FISHES AND FISHING INDUSTRIES OF TASMANIA. 



Fam. Scleeodeemi. (12.) 



Monocanthus Gunnii, Gunth. Dark Brown Leather Jacket D. 



34. A. 33. 

 Monocanthus convexirostris, Gunth. Grey Leather Jacket. D. 



34-37. A. 32-35. 

 Monocanthus Peronii, Holland. Pale Brown Leather Jacket. 



D. 33-35. A. 33. 

 Monocanthus Guntheri, MacUay. Tooth-brush Leather Jacket. 

 Monocanthus spilomelanurus, Quoy and Gaim. Golden Streak- 

 eyed Leather Jacket. D. 30-32. A. 28-32. 

 Monocanthus maculosus. Rich. Small Brown Leather Jacket 



D. 29-33. A. 29-30. P. 12. 

 Monocanthus Baudini, Oast. Lozenge-scaled Leather Jacket 



D. 35. A. 31. P. 13. 

 Monocanthus melas, Gunth. Black Leather Jacket. D. 34. A. 34. 

 Monocanthus rudis, Rich. White-banded Leather Jacket 



D. 34-35. A. A. 34. 

 Monocanthus hippocrepis, Quoy and Gaim. Blue-banded Leather 



Jacket. D. 35-37. A. 33-36. 

 Ostracion auritus, Shaiv. Trunk Fish. Head spine deflected. 

 Ostracion ornatus, Gray. Trunk Fish. Head spine erect, pointing 



out. 



Fam. Gymnodontes. (5.) 

 Tetrodon Hamiltoni. Rich. Toad Fish. 

 Tetrodon Richei, Frem. Globe Fish. 

 Chilomycterus jaculiferus, Guv. A. Porcupine Fish. 

 Atopomycterus nychthemerus, Guv. Slender spined Porcupine Fish. 

 Orthagoriscus mola. L. Sun Fish. D. 17-18. A. 14-17. C 12-16 



P. 12-13. 



Sub-Class. CHONDROPTERYGII. 

 Fam. Chimjjeid^e. (1.) 

 Callorhynchus antarcticus, Lacep. Elephant Fish. 



Fam. CAECHABIDiE. (4.) 



(Eye with a nictitating membrane. 1 anal and 2 dorsal fins.). 

 Carcharius glaucus, L. (E.) Blue shark. 

 Galeus canis, Rondel. (E.) The Tope. School Shark. 

 Zygsena malleus, Shaw. Hammer-head. 

 Mustelus antarcticus, Gunth. Smooth Hound. Gummy. 



Fam. LAMNiDiE. (3.) 

 (No nictitating membrane. 1 anal and 2 dorsal fins.) 

 Lamna cornubica, Flem. Porbeagle. 

 Odontaspis Americanus, Mitch. Grey Nurse. 

 Alopecias vulpes, L. Thrasher. 



Fam. Notidanidte. (l.) 

 (1 dorsal only. 1 anal.) 

 Notidanus indicus, Guv. Tasmanian Blue Shark 



