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MEMOIRS OF THE 2TATI0XAL ACADEMY OP SCIEIN^GES. 



Acantbias ? maculatus 



Rhinobates (Syrrhiiia) banksii. 

 TrvKonorhina fasciata 



iiualiis acantliias! 



SQUATINORAI*;. 



Rliinoliatiis banks 

 Trygonorhiiia fasc 



Raia nasuta . 



8!t Raia nasuta. 



Trygonoptera testace.i 

 Myliobatis nieuholii . 

 Heptatrema dorabeyi 



»"86. Acanthias maculatus" without "?". 



t "90. Taininra lymma" in.serted uufler " fam. Trygones." 



Dasvbatis brevicaudatns. 



Aetobatus tenuicauilatus. 



Heptatrema cirrata. 

 t Family name omitted in report. 



So far as some of the foregoing species are attributed to New Zealaud by Richardson, they 

 were so done througli niisideutificatious, and the species really re])resented in the island are 

 indicated in the second colnnin. 



NEW ZEALANB FAMILIES OF FISHES COMPARED WITH BRITISH. 



The fishes of New Zealand may now be grouped into families and compared with those of the 

 British islaud.s. A comparative list of the families of the two regions is given in which those of 

 New Zealand are numbered and those not represented in the colonial waters but occurring in the 

 British waters are intercalated without numbers. In one column are given the numbers of species 

 and genera of Britain and in another those of New Zealand. The list will also serve as a table of 

 contents to the following catalogue: 



ilKinlpr, and family 



CLASS OF I.EPTOCARDIANS. 



Older Amphiosi. 

 BvancdiioHtomidiB (Cirrostomi D.) . 



CLASS OF MYZONTS. 

 Ortlcr Ihipeintrcld. 



2. Heptatremid:! 

 Myxinidai 



Order Hjipen 

 3. Petromy/.ontidn' . 



SEL. 



Order Opislharthri. 



Hexancliida' (N(.ti(lanid:p D. 



Order Tectosjwndyli. 



(Suborder Squali.) 



5. EchinorbinidiT 



6. Dalatida- or Scyiiinid;i 



7. Squalid* or Spinaciilj 



1 i 



CLASS OF SELACHIANS— contumo 

 Order Teclnspondi/li — (Jon ti niic( I . 



8. Oxynotid;.' 



(Suborder Rliina'.) 



Squatinida- (Rhindiv P.) 



Order Asterospondi/H. 



9. Scylliorhiuida! (Scylliida' D.). 



10. Isurid ie ( Lamnida; D . ) 



11. Cetorhinidai 



12. Alopiidie 



13. (ialeidiK (Carchariidaj D.) 



14. Spbyrnidai 



Order Platysomi. 

 (Suborder Pachyura.) 



15. Rhinobatidis . 



16. Raiidie 



17. Torpediuidai . 



(Suborder Masticura.) 



18. Dasybatidic or Trygonidil^ 

 Ceplialopteridie 



19. Aetobatida; 



