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106. Crapatalus novae-zelandiae Giinther. 



This fish, of whicli one specimen was taken '" ott' Otago Heads " in the 

 ■' Nora Niven " trawling expedition, must be added to our list. It is fully 

 described by Waite {I.e., No. 3, p. 239). 



12«. Kathetostoma giganteum Haast. 



Anderton records one specimen of this fish — the " flathead " — as 

 taken about eight miles from Taiaroa Head, in 20 fathoms. Its stomach 

 contained swimming-crabs and small bivalve shells. In the cruise of the 

 " Nora Niven " this species was taken from the Canterbury Bight north- 

 wards to the Bay of Plenty. It is fully described by Waite {I.e., No. 3, 

 p. 241). 



17. Parapercis colias Forster. 



The stomachs of the blue-cod examined by Anderton contained the 

 following : Red-cod, sea-perch {Helicoleitus), kokopuru {Tripterygion), sea- 

 horse, pipe-fish, octopus, small crabs {Halicarcinus, &c.), shrimps {Ponto- 

 philii.s), whale-feed, sea-anemones, and very frequently kelp and green algae. 



17a. Parapercis gilliesii Hutton. 



This species is omitted from my former list. The type specimen was 

 taken near Dunedin, and was described by Hutton (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 (5), iii, 1879, p. 53). It has been more recentlv described by Waite (I.e., 



No. 3, p. 244). 



18. Paratrachichthys traili Hutton. 



This has been made the type of a new genus, Paratrachichthys, by 

 Waite (1899). 



18a. Trachichthys elongatus Giinther. 



A specimen of this fish taken in the trawler oft' Otago Heads is in the 

 Otago Museum. 



20. Thyrsites atun Euphrasen. 



The barracouta is a gregarious fish, swimming in considerable shoals, 

 and it chiefly feeds on fishes and other animals which also swim in shoals. 

 The most common food fish appears to be the sprat {A)ubly(jaster antipodus), 

 the stomachs sometimes being full of these. Red-cod, and occasionally hake 

 {Merhiccius qayi), were found in them, and on one occasion Anderton re- 

 ports them as " quite full of small shrimps {Nyctiphanes)." 



21. Rexea furcifera Waite. 



The southern kingfish appears in the " Index Faunae Novae-Zealandiae " 

 (p. 43) as Promethichlhys pronieAheus Webb and Berthel, and by that name 

 I have recorded it in the list of fishes found in Otago Harbour. Waite has, 

 however, shown {I.e., No. 3, p. 235) that it does not belong to that genus, 

 so he has renamed it as above. 



This fish is very common in the Dunedin shops, being taken nearly all 

 the year round both by the trawlers and the line fishermen. Waite {I.e.) 

 records it as chiefly feeding on squid. Anderton notes the following as the 



