EDIBLE FISHES OF QUEENSLAND.— OGILBY. 57 EDIBLE FISHES OF QUEENSLAND. Part III.— CARANGIOE (No. 1). By J. Douglas Ogilby (Ichthyologist). (Plates XIX-XXVIII.) As this paper deals with a part only of this large and important family, it is unnecessary to give any particulars at this stage, further than to say that so far as is known about 45 species occur in our waters, of which the following ten are described and figured below : — 1. Decapterus russellii, p. 59, PI. XIX. 2. Alepes kalla, p. 62, PI. XX. 3. Caranx speciosus, p. 67. PI. XXII. 4. Carangus bucculentus, p. 73, PL XXI. 5. ClTULA GRACILIS, p. 75, PL XXIII. 6. ClTULA CHRYSOPHRYS, p. 77, PL XXIV. 7. ClTULA AUROCHS, p. 79, PL XXV. 8. Alectis indica, p. 83, PL XXVI. 9. Alectis ciliaris, p. 88, PL XXVII. 10. Trachinotus botla, p. 93, PL XXVIII. Note:— For the purpone of facilitating an analysis of all the information acquired with regard to the geographical distribution of our fishes, I propose, in this and all succeeding papers, to divide Queensland into three zoological districts as follow: — South Queensland (S.Q.). — Embracing all the coastline between the mouth of the Tweed River (our natural boundary) and the Tropic of Capricorn, the islands and reefs outlying therefrom, and the hinterland to the South Australian and Northern Territory Marches; having Brisbane as its metropolis, and Moreton Bay (Brisbane River), Wide Bay (Great Sandy Strait and Mary River), Hervey Bay (Burnett River), and Port Curtis (Calliope River) as its principal inlets. Middle Queensland (M.Q.). — Extending in similar fashion from the Tropic to latitude 20° S., with Rockhampton as its chief city, and Keppel Bay (Fitzroy and Dawson Rivers), Shoalwater Bay, Broad Sound, Pioneer River, Repulse Bay (Proserpine River), and Edgecumbe Bay (Don River). And North Queensland (N.Q.). — Comprising York Peninsula and the Gulf of Carpentaria, with their respective islands, Teefs, rivers, and hinterlands south to the twentieth parallel. The following abbreviations will be employed throughout the work: — A.M., Australian Museum; B.I., British India; B.N.G., British New Guinea; B.R., Barrier Reef; D.N.G., Dutch New Guinea; M.Q., Middle Queensland; N.Q., North Queensland; N.S.W., New South Wales; N.T., Northern Territory; O.C., Old Collection; Q.M., Queensland Museum; S.A., South Australia; S.Q., South Queensland; Tas., Tasmania; T.S., Torres Strait; Vic, Victoria; W.A., West Australia; W.I., West Indies.
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