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31. Agonostomus forsteri, Bloch. The sea-mullet or herring is 



one of the commonest fishes in the harbour, and occurs 

 all the year round. 



32. Diplocrepis puniceus, Eichardson. The sucker ; common 



in rock-pools. 



33. Lophotes fiskei, Gunther. Taken at St. Clair. Trans. N.Z. 



Inst., vol. xxvi, p. 223. 



34. Regalecus argenteus, Parker. Great ribbon-fish ; caught 



near Portobello. Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xx, p. 20. 



35. Regalecus parkeri, Benham. Taken at Deborah Bay. 



Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxvi, p. 198. 



36. Odax vittatus, Solander. Kelp-fish. Otago Heads and in- 



side the harbour occasionally. 



37. Pseudolabrus bothryocosmtis, Richardson. Locally known 



as " butter-fish " or " spotty " ; very common. 



38. Pseudolabrus cinctus, Hutton. Not uncommon on the 



coast. The type is in the Otago Museum. 



39. Caulopsetta scapha, Forster. Known as the " brill " ; oc- 



casionally got in the trawl-nets. 



40. Ammotretis rostratus, Gunther. Locally known as the 



" lemon sole." 



41. Rhombosolea plebeia, Richardson. Common flounder. 



42. Rhombosolea flesoides, Gunther. Yellow-belly ; not so com- 



mon as the last. 



43. Rhombosolea tapirina, Gunther. Common. 



44. Peltorhamphus novce-zealandio?, Gunther. The common sole. 



45. Physiculus bacchus, Forster. The red-cod is one of the most 



abundant fishes on the coast. 



46. Pseudophycis breviusculus, Richardson. Occasionally taken, 



and locally known as " whiting." 



47. Merluccius grayi, Guichen. Locally known as " haddock." 



48. Genypterus blacodes, Forster. The ling occurs all the year 



round outside the Otago Heads. 



49. Hemirhamphus intermedins, Cuvier. The garfish ; occurs at 



intervals in the harbour. 



50. Gonorhynchus greyi, Richardson. The sand-eel ; not un- 



common. 



51. Clupea sagax, Jenyns. The pilchard or sardine occurs in 



immense shoals, which appear to pass up the coast in a 

 northerly direction during the summer months. 



52. Leptocephalus conger, Willoughby. The conger-eel. 



53. Hippocampus abdominalis, Lesson. The sea-horse is very 



abundant in the harbour. 



