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Gnnianl Trigla kuinu. 



Mullet Mngil pernsii. 



Sea-mullet • Agonostoma forsteri. 



Spotty Labriclitliys botbryocosmus. 



Butter-fisli Coridodax pullus. 



Haddock Gadus australis. 



Eed Cod , Lotella bacclius. 



Whiting Pseudopbycis bi eviusculus. 



Liug Genypterus blacodes. 



Tui'bot Ammotretis guutberi. 



Brill Pseudorbombus scapbus. 



Flounder or Patiki , . . . . Ebombosolea mooopus. 



Sole PeltorbampbusuovtBzealandise. 



Gar-tisb - Hemirbampbus intermedins. 



Grayling Prototroctcs oxyrbyncbus. 



Smelt Eetropnina ricbardsoui. 



Kokopu Galaxias fasciatus. 



Minnow Galaxias attenuatus. 



Sand-eel Gonorbyncbus greyi. 



Ancbovy Engraulis encrasicbolus. 



Pilcbard or Sardine Clupea sagax. 



Sprat Clupea sprattus. 



Eel (tuna) Anguilla aucklandii. 



Black Eel Anguilla australis. 



Conger Eel Conger vulgaris. 



Silver Bel Congromurfpna babeuata. 



Leatberjacket Monacantbus con vexirostris. 



Smootb-bound Mustelus antarcticus. 



Sting-ray Trygon tbalassia. 



Skate Eaja nasuta. 



21 A MABINE MOJVSTEK. 



By KICIIAIi© A. FSS®CTOR. 

 [From the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle.] 



Tbe discovery of a strange sea creature near St. Elmo illustrates the 

 truth of what I had remarked a few days earlier as to the smallness of 

 our knowledge of the denizens of tbe might}* deep. The case is inter- 

 esting not only in its bearing on tbe accounts of sea monsters of species 

 as yet unknown, but also because it seems as though in the present 

 case evidence of the existence of a tolerably numerous race of creatures 

 bad been obtained. 



To beghi with, the account is not characterized by any evidence of 

 an attemj)t to excite wonder by untruths. The animal seen, though 



