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la. Polyprion americanus Bloch and Sclineider. 



This deep-water representative of the genus is now identified by Waite 

 {ante, p. 215, Plates V and VI) with the wreck-fish of the Atlantic. It is 

 occasionally taken outside Otago Heads, and is known by the local 

 fishermen as "bass groper" or "black bass." It frequently weighs from 

 1501b. to 180 1b. 



1&. Plagiogeneion rubiginosus Hutton. 



The type specimen of this rare species is in the Otago Museum. It is 

 described by Forbes (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 22, p. 273), and redescribed 

 and figured by Waite {ante, p. 218, Plate VII). 



2a. Emmelichthys nitidus Richardson. 



A specimen of this taken on the coast near Dunedin is in the Otago 

 Museum. 



5. Dactylosparus macropterus Forster. 



Tarakihi. The stomachs of the few which were examined contained 

 mostly small Crustaea — viz., whale-feed, shrimps {Mysidae), and Amphipoda. 



The species is well described and figured by E. R. Waite in " Records 

 of the Canterbury Museum," vol. 1, No. 3, p. 220, pi. 45. 



6a. Mendosoma lineatum Guichenot. 



A specimen taken on the coast near Otago Heads is in the Otago Museum. 



7. Latris lineata Forster. 



Trumpeter. The stomachs of those examined contained Halicarcinus 

 planatus and other small Crustacea. 



This fish, as taken in Otago waters and sold in Dunedin fish-shops, is 

 usually less than a foot long, but quite recently (August oi September, 

 1912) very large specimens, nearly 3 ft. in length, have been taken from 

 90 to 150 fathoms in two localities off Cape Saunders and Taiaroa Head in 

 large quantities. 



7a. Latris aerosa Hutton. 



The type specimen of this fish, in the Otago Museum, was caught off 

 Taiaroa Head. It is called by Hutton " the copper moki." 



8a. Helicolenus percoides Richardson. 



The common sea-perch is omitted from the former list of fishes from 

 Otago Harbour. The stomachs of those examined contained small crabs 

 and shrimps {Pontophilus). 



The ova are ripe in September, and the young fish are produced (vivi- 

 parously) the same month. 



10a. Leptoscopus macropygus Richardson, 



This species, occasionally found off the east coast of Otago, must be 

 added to my former list. 



