Zoology.'] 



NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. 



[Fishes. 



I give below the detailed measurements of several specimens to 

 show the differences between the large and small in various pro- 

 portions : — 





No. 1. 



No. 2. 



No. 3. 



No. 4. 



No. 5. 



No. 6. 





Moderately 



Moderately 







Clouded, 





cimall 



Very large 





large 





large 







figured 





Olilc&ll 



specimen, 





Male. 



Female. 







specimen. 



Specimen, 



70 lbs. 





Plate 85 











Plate 86. 







weight. 





ft.ins.lines. 



ft.ins.lines. 



ft.ins.lines. 



ft.ins.lines. 



ft.ins.lines. 



ft.ins.lines. 



Length from snout to distal end of 





















middle of caudal ... 



3 4 6 



3 







2 



4 



1 7 6 



1 



3 



4 7 9 



„ of caudal to middle ... 



4 10 







4 10 







3 6 



2 5 







1 9 



5 9 



„ of snout to anterior edge of 





















orbit 



3 







2 3 







1 9 



1 4 







9 



4 3 



Distance between orbits 



2 6 







2 2| 







2 



1 5 







7 



4 



Length of orbit 



1 3 







1 2 







1 



8i 







6 



1 6 



„ of head from snout to end of 





















operculum 



11 4 







9 9 







7 7 



5 6 







3 



1 3 9 



„ from snout to anal (measured 





















along ventral edge) 



2 3 



2 







1 



4 6 



116 







6 9 



3 9 



„ from front of anal to end of 





















middle of caudal ... 



1 4 



1 



2 6 



1 



6 



9 3 







5 6 



1 11 6 



„ from snout to base of pectoral 



1 7 







11 3 







7 9 



5 4 







3 4 



1 5 6 



„ „ to origin of dorsal 



1 6 



1 



1 6 







9 7 



6 9 







4 3 



1 9 



„ „ to first branched ray 





















of dorsal 



2 1 



1 



9 6 



1 



3 6 



10 11 







6 9 



2 9 



„ „ to origin of ventral 





















fin 



9 9 







9 6 



Q 



7 9 



5 3 







3 



1 5 



Height of 1st ray of dorsal... 



9 







9 





— 



007 







5 



1 3 



„ 2nd " „ 



1 4 







1 4 







10 



11 







8 



1 7 



„ 5th spine of dorsal 



1 9 







2 







1 6 



1 5 







1 



— 



Greatest height of soft rays of dorsal 



4 







4 







3 



2 1 







1 5 



4 9 



Length of pectoral 



4 4 







4 







3 4 



2 







1 6 



5 2 



„ longest ray of ventral 



3 10 







3 10 







3 6 



2 3 







1 5 



5 6 



„ 2nd „ „ 



3 9 







3 6 







2 10 



1 9 







1 2 



4 9 



Depth of anal 



3 6 







3 6 







3 



2 







1 6 



4 9 



Length of anal 



4 6 







3 10 







3 10 



3 







1 9 



6 8 



Depth of body in front of dorsal 



116 







9 6 







7 3 



4 3 







2 9 



1 1 



Thickness of body in front of dorsal... 



8 







6 







5 



3 







1 10 



9 





No. 





No. 





No. 



No. 





No. 



No. 



Scales in 1 inch at middle of body ... 



6 





1 





H 



10 





15 



4 



„ along lateral line 



122 





117 





115 



127 





L09 



186 



„ above lateral line under front of 





















dorsal 



30 





32 





27 



30 





28 



28 



„ below lateral line under front of 





















dorsal 



51 





38 





45 



30 





53 



70 



Very abundant in the Murray and all the rivers flowing into it, 

 but not found naturally in any of the rivers of Victoria flowing 

 south. The Acclimatisation Society many years ago introduced it 

 for the first time into the Yarra, where it is now established, but 

 does not thrive, although its voracity has sensibly diminished 



the numbers of several 



of the native 

 [21 ] 



fishes of that river, 



