Richardson, Zool. Trans. 3. p. 164,
p. 11, f. 1. - Native name, CONDE or KOODE. "Rays, D. 10; A. 9; P. 11,
etc."
This fish is not eaten by the natives, who abhor it. It is seen only in
the summer, and in shallow sandy bays, Caught in a net in October, 1841.
No 51. - MONACANTHUS. - Native name, TABADUCK. Rays, D. 28; A. 26; P. 12;
C. 12.
Very rare, scarcely ever seen by the Aborigines. Caught by hook, August,
1841.
No. 49. - MONACANTHUS. - Not known to the Aborigines. Rays, D. 32; A. 30;
C. 12; P. 11. Eye yellow; dorsal spine short.
Taken in deep water by Mr. Johnson, off the Commissariat stores, near a
sunken rock, in deep water.
No. 15. - MONACANTHUS. - Native name, CAUDIEY. "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, TABEDUCK. 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.
