APPENDIX. 
425 
Platesside^:. 
No. 50. — Platessa ? vel. Hippoglossus ? chundela . — 
Native name, Chondelar , or Chundela. The 66 Spotted sole” 
of the settlers. Very common in all the shallow bays in 
the summer time, where it may be taken by the seine. The 
natives detect it when its body is buried in the sand, by the 
glistening of its eyes, and spear it. When fishing with the 
torch, in the night time, the natives feel for this fish with 
their naked feet. Specimen caught by seine, August, 1841 . 
This fish is delicate eating. 
ScOMBERIDiE. 
No. 32. — Caranx micans , Solander, Icon. Parkinson, 
Bib. Banks, No. 89. — Native name, Madawich , “ Skip- 
jack” of the settlers. Rays, D. 8-28; A. 2-23; P. 15." 
Very common in shallow sandy bays, and forming the 
staple food of the natives, who assemble in fine calm days, 
and drive shoals of this fish into weirs that they have con- 
structed of shrubs and branches of trees. Specimen caught 
by hook on the 12th of May, 1841. 
No. 16. — Trachurus lutescens. Solander ( Scomber ) 
Pisces Austr. p. 88. Richard. Ann. Nat. Hist. x. p. 14. — 
Native name, Warawite and Madiwich. 6C Yellow tail” 
of the sealers. “ Rays, D. 6 ; A. 2C Eye very large. 
Inhabits the edges of sandy banks. Good eating. Caught 
by hook 5th of March, 1841. 
MuGiLim®. 
No. 29. Mugil\e\. Dajaus diemensis. Richardson, Ichth. 
of the Erebus and Terror, p. 37, pi. 26, f. 1. — Native 
name, Knamler or Knamaler. “Common mullet” of the 
settlers. “ Rays, D. 4-9; A. 1-13. 
Frequents shores with sandy beaches, and forms a princi- 
pal article of food to the native youths, who are continually 
practising throwing their spears at this fish. It is very 
