178 Salmon at the Antipodes. 



other occupation than fishing for the binny. 

 M. Greoffroi St. Hilaire has identified this fish 

 with the famous Lepidotus of the ancients, 

 which, according to Strabo, was the only fish 

 which, together with the Oxyrhyncus, was 

 worshipped as sacred all over Egypt. The 

 binny grows to about 20 inches long, but 

 specimens of three feet in length are not 

 uncommon. It is remarkable for the silvery 

 lustre of its scaly coat, which distinguishes it 

 from all the other fish of the Nile. It is one 

 of the cyprinoids, allied to the barbel, and 

 would be a most valuable acquisition in 

 Australia. 



In the great Australian salt lakes a vast 

 field is open for a grand experiment in the 

 introduction of the most valuable kinds of sea 

 fish. This idea occurred to me more than 

 three years since, and I determined, should 

 the experiment seem likely to prove success- 

 ful, to make the attempt to introduce sea fish 

 into Lake Corangamite, which is the largest 

 lake in the colony of Victoria, having an area 

 of about 50,000 acres. I proposed the matter 

 to Mr. J. H. Connor, who formerly represented 

 that district in the Legislative Assembly, and 



