Roundhead
Language:
Australian:
Thorral Ga ne ra
English JS Main:
Roundhead
English:
Fish [Roundhead] , native name "Thorral Ga ne ra" ---/ The only Fish of the kind ever seen at Port Jackson since our arrival,
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Its body is of fusiform shape, with elongated rear dorsal and anal fins, and coloured predominantly pale blue-grey, overlaid with the semi-circular outlines of the scales and some brown and maroon patches. The face, dorsal and anal fins are grey overlaid with pale blue and lavender stippling, with yellow patches towards the tail. The pectoral and caudal fins are yellow ochre, with the caudal fin also tipped with pale blue. The pelvic fins are also elongated and coloured blue-grey. ...
Credits:
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
fauna: fishes
Source:
Painters
Line:
12376
Respelt:
dhåral-ga-nira
Part of speech:
noun
Source Details:
INDIGENOUS NAMES IN WORKS BY THE PORT JACKSON PAINTER, THOMAS WATLING etc. Watling Collection, Natural History Museum, London Transcribed by Keith V. Smith 2002
Watling, Thomas, 1762-1814?
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Comment:
Watling Drawing - no. 376 : Fish, native name "Thorral Ga ne ra" / Thomas Watling