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The Queensland Natukalist. 
VoL. L 
(b) ICHTHYOLOGY.* 
1. Sardinella neopilchardus (Fam. Clupeidee). Australian 
Pilchard. 
2. Pseudo-Upeneus Jeflii, Ogilby (Fam. Mullkte). Jeffs 
Red Mullet. 
This is the largest specimen that has been received, 
being 230 mm (9.2 inches) long. 
3. Epinephalus fasciolatus, Forskal (Fam. Percidse). Black- 
tipped Rock Cod. 
4. Not recognised from description (Fam. Percidse). Has 
the contour of Ctenolates or Scolo|)sis. — H.T. 
5. Dentex filifer, Casteln. Not as a rule found in Moreton 
Bay welters. 
6. Scorpsena cruent.a, Bichafdson (Fam. Scorpeenidse). 
Coral Cod. 
7. Spams australis. Bream. (Fam. Sparidse). 
With reference to No. 1, the following note by Mr. 
Ogilby is submitted ; — 
“ Australian Pilchard.” 
“ Some years ago I reported, in the columns of the 
Observer, the presence on our coast during the winter 
months of large shoals of two small herring-like fishes — 
the blue sprat (Stolephorus robustus) and the silver sprat 
(Hyperlophus copii), both originally described by me from 
specimens taken in the neighbourhood of Port Jackson. 
These two fishes, as I then pointed out, are of great economic 
importance to the State as contributories to the manu- 
facture in our midst of sardines and smoked sprats of the 
very highest quality. At the time when I made the above 
announcement I predicted that a much more important 
species — the Australian pilchard (Sardinella neophil- 
chardus) — would eventually be found to visit our seas 
annually, as it has long been known to arrive at stated 
seasons on the coasts of New South Wales and New^ Zealand. 
I am happy to say that I am now in a position to verify this 
prediction, as the following brief narrative will show : — 
During last week end a party of the local Field Naturalists 
Club visited Moreton Island for a three days’ trip, and one of 
the party, Mr. W. Weatherill, on his return to the Museum on 
Tuesday, brought with him three of the large yellow-billed 
terns(Sterna bergii). When he had skinned them we examined 
the contents of the stomachs and found that they had been 
feeding solely on a harengid of considerable size, one speci- 
men which would have measured when entire about Tin. 
being in such a perfect state of preservation as to be easily 
* The fish with the exception of No. 1— were limited to those taken with 
hook and line by 8, T. Jackson. DesoripSions of these were afterwards submitted to 
the well-known ichthyologist, Douglas Ogilby, to whom the Club is beholden for these 
identifications and notes. 
