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No. 15. — Monacanthus. — Native name, Caudiey . K Small 
leather-jacket” of the sealers. 
Inhabits deep water, with a rocky bottom ; is good to 
eat. Caught by a net, 18th March, 1841. Dorsal spine 
toothed behind. 
No. 31. — Monacanthus , or ( Aleuteres , no spinous point of 
the pelvis visible in figure. — J. R.) — Native name, Tabeduch. 
The “ yellow leather-jacket” of the sealers. Dorsal spine 
toothed. D. 33; A. 32; P. 13. Caudal rounded, its rays 
very strong. 
Inhabits deep water in rocky places, and is very common. 
It is esteemed for food by the Aborigines ; is much infested 
by an Isopode named Nettong , or Toort , by the natives. 
This insect inserts its whole body into a pocket by the side 
of the anus, separated from the gut by a thin membrane. 
The fish to which the insect adheres are yellow ; those -which 
are free from it are of a beautiful purple colour. Caught 
by hook, 12th May, 1841. 
Carcharid^;. 
No. 54 .-—Carcharias (Prionodon) melanopterus , Muller 
and Henle. — Native name, Matchet. “ Common blue shark 
of the settlers. Specimen four feet and a half long ; have 
been seen longer. A female had four young alive when 
taken. Spiracles behind the eyes. Caught by hook, 
16th August, 1841. 
No. 26 — Cestracion Philippi , Mull, and Henle. — Na- 
tive names, Matchet , Korluck , or Quorluch „ “ Bull-dog- 
shark” of the sealers. Specimen two feet and a half long. 
Inhabits rocky shores, and is very sluggish ; it does not 
grow to a very large size. Caught by hook, 6th April, 
1841. 
