No. 3.—­CENTROPRISTES (CIRRIPIS) GEORGIANUS.  C. et V. 7. p. 451.  Jenyn’s Zool. of Beagle, p. 13.—­Native name WARRAGUIT.  “Herring” of the settlers.  Rays, D. 9-14; A. 3-10; etc.

Inhabits rocky shores, and is taken in the summer, by net on sandy beaches.  Specimen caught by the hook, on the 27th March, 1841.

No. 23.—­SERRANUS? vel CAPRODON (Schlegel.) aut PLECTROPOMA.—­Native name Tang or TAA (It bites.) The “Perch” of the Sealers.  “Rays, D. 10-24; A. 2-9; P. 14; V. 1-5.”

Eye fine crimson:  pupil deep blue-black.  Tail slightly rounded.  Remarkably strong canines, from which peculiarity it has obtained its native name of TAA, as it bites severely when taken, if the fisher be not on the alert.  It is good to eat, but is not common.  Caught by the hook on 9th of April, 1841.

No. 4.—­PLECTROPOMA Nigro-RUBRUM.  C. et V. 2. p. 403.—­Native name BUNDEL.  “Crab-eyed soldier” of the settlers.  “Rays, D. 10-17; A. 3-9.”

Inhabits rocky shores, and is not common.  Specimen caught by the hook, on the 4th April, 1841.  Good eating.

No. 21.—­Helotes?—­Native names, BOORA, BOWRU, also CHARLUP.  The “Pokey,” or “small Trumpeter” of the sealers.  “Rays, D. 11—­1-11; A. 2-11; etc.”

Inhabits rocky places.  Good to eat.  Caught by the seine, on the 3rd March, 1841.

     CIRRHITIDAE.

No. 24.—­CHEILODACTYLUS GIBBOSUS.  Solander.  Icon.  Ined.  Banks.  No. 23.—­Richardson Zool.  Trans. 3, p. 102.—­Native name KNELOCK (not certain).

Inhabits sandy beaches; is little known to the sealers.  Caught in a net, 3rd March, 1841.

No. 39.  CHEILODACTYLUS CARPONEMUS.—­C. et V. 5. p. 362.—­Native name CHETTANG.  “Jew-fish” of the sealers (the name “Jew-fish” is applied otherwise by the colonists).

Inhabits rocky shores.  Some specimens weigh upwards of sixteen pounds.  Caught by hook, 17th May, 1841.

No. 42.—­CHEILODACTYLUS.  Native name TOORJENONG.  “Black Jew-fish” of the sealers.  “Rays, D. 16-26; A. 2-10; P. 13; V. 5.”

Inhabits rocky points of sandy bays, where they love to run in and root up the sand with their fleshy mouths.  They are sluggish, and easily speared by the Aborigines, whose chief food it constitutes at certain seasons.  The specimen was speared in my presence by Wallup, on the 8th of June, 1841.  The TOORJENONG grows to a large size, exceeding twenty pounds in weight.  It is a gross feeder, and its flesh is hard and dry, but the head and sides are much prized by the natives, and the head of a large one makes tolerable soup.

No. 45.—­LATRIS? (vix.  GERRES?)—­Native name QUIKE or QUIK, (horned).  “Rays, 9-16; A. 3-16; P. 14; V. 1-5.”

Caught by the hook, off Rocky Point, on the 17th of August, 1844.  Good to eat. (A spine before each nostril, probably springing from the heads of the maxillaries).

     SPARIDAE.

No. 1.—­PAGRUS GUTTULATUS.  C. et V. 6, p. 160.—­Native name KOJETUCK.  “Common Snapper” of the sealers, “Rays, D. 12-9; A. 3-8; P. 1-5.”