CHAPTER VI. 
 FISHES— 
W. Saville-Kent, Photo, 
PLUMED TREVALLY, Caranx gallus, p. 169. 
PHENOMENAL AND ECONOMICAL. 
require a book, not to say volumes, to do it justice. Within the brief 
space at present at disposal, little can be attempted beyond an_ out- 
line sketch of its leading features, and an indication of those among its multifarious 
representatives which, with regard to their economic utility, bizarre contour, or 
remarkable habits or alliances, stand out pre-eminently among the fishes of the 
world. 
Viewed in its entirety, the fish fauna of Australia is found to allow of a 
fairly equal separation into two primary regional subdivisions. The first of these, 
embracing the denizens of the tropical sea-board and estuaries of the Australian 
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