62 PISH AND PISH-LIKE ANIMALS OP N.S.W.j 



187. Tkachurus Raflnesque, Caratt. Gen. Spec. Sicilia, 1810, p. 41 (tra- 



churus) . 

 A. Depth 4-4.4 in the length; less than 73 scutes on the lateral line. 



declivis (187a). 

 AA. Depth 4.7-5.2 in the length; more than 73 scutes on the lateral line. 



novae-zelandiae (187b) . 



187a. T. declivis. Yellow-tail. Caranx declivis Jenyns, Zool. Beagle iii, 



1841, p. 68, pi. 14 (PI. xxii.) 

 Abundant in all inlets. Length 13 inches. 



187b. T. novae-zelandiae. Cowanyoung. Id. Richardson, 12th. Rept. 

 Brit. Assn. 1842 (1843), p. 21. T. trachurus McCoy, Prodr. Zool. 

 Vict, dec.ii, 1878, pi. 18. 

 An oceanic species, sometimes entering inlets in shoals. Length 18 inches. 



188. Decaptebus Bleeker, Nat. Tijd. Ned. Ind. i, 1851, p. 358 (hurra). 

 188a. D. leptosomus. Id. Ogilby, P.L.S.N.S.W. xxii, 1898, p. 760. 

 A little known species. Length about 7 inches. 



189. Caranx Lacepede, H.N. Poiss. iii, 1802, p. 57 (carangus.) 

 A. Dorsal and anal fins emarginate, the anterior rays longest. 



B. Median dorsal spines much longer than the eye; lateral line strongly arched. 



georgiamis (189a). 

 BB. Median dorsal spines about as long as the eye; lateral line feebly arched. 



ferdau (189b). 

 AA. Dorsal and anal fins rounded, the median ravs longer than the anterior. 



kullianus (189c I. 



189a. C. georgiantjs. Trevally. Id. Cuv. & Val., H.N. Poiss. ix, 1833, p. 



85; Id. McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour iii. 3, 1915, p. 126, pi. 20 



(PI. xxii). 

 Plentiful on the coast, the young entering inlets where they are often cap- 

 tured with hauling nets. Length 30 inches. 



189b. C. ferdau. Blue Trevally. Scomber ferd-au Forskal, Descr. Anim., 



1775, p . 55 . Caranx ferdau Gunther, Fische Sudsee v, 1876, p . 134, pis. 



77-78. ? Caranx hippos Ogilby, Cat. Fish, N.S. Wales, 1886, p. 26 



(Not C. hippos Linn.). 



A widely distributed tropical species which is occasionally captured outside 



Port Jackson. It is probable that references to C. hippos in New South Wales 



are based upon this species. 



189c. C. hullianus. Id. McCulloch, Rec. Austr. Mus. vii, 1909, p. 319, 



pi. 91 (PI. xxii). 

 Known only from the unique holotype, 4J inches long. 



190. Alectis Raflnesque, Analyse Nature, 1815, p. 84 (virescens) . 



A. Eye half as wide as the preorbital. indica (190a). 



AA. Eye as wide as the preorbital.- ciliaris (190b). 



190a. A. indica. Diamond Trevally. Scyris indica Ruppell, Atlas Fische 

 Roth. Meer. 1828, p. 128, pi. 33, 1. A. indica Ogilby, Mem. Qld. Mus. 

 iii, 1915, p. 83, pi. 26. 

 A widely distributed tropical species which wanders into our northern waters. 

 Length 3 feet. 



