bull-head

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


The name is applied to manyfishes of different families in various parts of the world,none of which are the same as the following two. (1) A sharkof Tasmania and South Australia of small size and harmless,with teeth formed for crushing shells, Heterodontusphillipi , Lacep., family Cestraciontidae; alsocalled the Bull-dog Shark, and in Sydney, where it iscommon, the Port-Jackson Shark : the aboriginal name was Tabbigan. (2) A freshwater fish of New Zealand, Eleotris gobioides, Cuv.and Val., family Gobiidae. See Bighead.

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