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I observed today that the eel-fish carries its eggs in a bag under the belly; the eggs were of a bright red colour.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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Although very different in shape, I recognised in them the fish of the perch kind with large scales* and the eel-fish** formerly caught by us in the Namoi.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Thomas Mitchell 1823
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Among them was one, apparently the eel-fish, caught during my first expedition in the Namoi and upper Darling.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Thomas Mitchell 1823
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