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THE CALIFOENIAN SALMON. 
Of desirable fisb to introduce and acclimatise in our 
waters tbe Grouramier is one of the best, and is said to be 
most excellent for the table. Some specimens were 
brought here some years ago by Mr. Joshua, from 
Mauritius, which arrived in a healthy state ; but from 
some cause unknown, probably the coldness of the 
water, they all perished the first night after being landed. 
This fish requires a warm climate, and would probably 
succeed in the lagoons of the northern parts of the colony, 
and of Eiverina. 
The Coregonus Albus, or white fish of the North 
American lakes, is a fish of great value for the table. It is 
called the Gizzard fish of Canada. It rarely exceeds a foot 
and a half in length, and a weight of five pounds. Prom its 
small mouth it is not dangerous to other fish, its food being 
insects, larvse, &c. It is well worthy of introduction, and 
would succeed best in the colder districts of the colony. 
There is an Egyptian fish called the Binny, which is 
most highly esteemed in that country. It is found in 
the upper and lower Nile, where it is very abundant. 
It is celebrated for the excellence of its flesh, and a 
proverbial saying, attributed to the fish is:— “If you 
know a better than I, do not eat me.” There are fisher- 
men at Syout and Kene, who have no other occupation 
than fishing for the Binny. M. Geoffry St. Hilaire has 
identified this fish with the famous Lepidotus of the 
ancients, and which, according to Strabo, was the only fish 
which, together with the Occyrhyncus, was worshipped as 
sacred all over Egypt. The Binny grows to about twenty 
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 to our 
waters. 
