102 CORMORANTS AND THE GIPPSLAND LAKES FISHERY 
Skipjack Pomatomus saltator (Linn.). 
Short-finned Eel Anguilla australis Rich. 
Flounder, chiefly Rhomhosolea tapirina Gunth. 
Sand Flathead Platycephalus bassensis Cuv. and Val. 
The above seven species are netted in the lakes, but so far 
as is known, none of them spawn in the lakes or rivers. This 
being the case, and the statement is made with considerable 
assurance, it will be evident that they are independent of 
the conditions in the estuary at the most critical period of life. 
In quantity. Lake Mullet and Salmon Trout are out- 
FIG. 5. 
Five species marketed annually from the Gippsland Lakes, 1911-1937. 
