24 BEPORT— 1842. 



language. " Hoee-hoec " signifies poisonous or man-killer in the same tongue, 

 and is the appellation given to the Tetraodon hispidus at Parietea. Since 

 writing this passage, I have, through the kindness of Mr. Gray, seen a drawing 

 by Dr. Dieffenbachof a Hemeroccetes from New Zealand, which may be the same 

 species*. It appears to differ in some of the markings from Forster's figure, 

 but I have not hitherto had an opportunity of comparing them accurately. 



The following Australian Gobioids have been noticed by naturalists : — 

 Blennius tasmanius (Zool. Tr. iii.); JBlennechis anoints (C. and V.); Salarias 

 meleagris (C. and V.) ; S.forsteri (C. and V.) ; S. kingii (C. and V.) ; Clinus 

 ]>erspiciUatus(C. and V.); CI. despicillatus (Zool. Tr. iii.) ; Cristiaps australis 

 (C. and V.) ; Eleotris trabcalus (Annals) ; Eleotris mogurnda (Annals). 



Batrachus diemensis (Le Sueur) and Cheironectcs politus (Zool. Tr. iii.) 

 arc among the representatives of the Batrachoideae on the coast of New 

 Holland. 



La3Roide^;. 



50. Labeus pcecilopleura (C.and V. xiii. p. 95). 



Lesson and Garnot discovered this species at New Zealand, and ascertained 

 its native name to be " pare-quiriquiri." 



51. Julis? rubiginosus (Annals). (Sparus rubiginosus, Parkinson, ii. t. 

 38 ; Solander, p. 7.) 



Solander discovered this fish off Cape Kidnappers. The species resembles 

 Julis decussatus. 



52. Julis notatus. (Sparus notatus, Solander, p. 16; Parkinson, ii. t. 37.) 

 This fish was found in Totaeranue Cove and Tolaga Bay. It resembles 



Julis decussatus still more closely than the preceding species. 



The ' Pisces Australia?' contains accounts of the colours merely of Sparus 

 stellatus and of a Labroides asellinus, but no drawing of them being extant, it 

 is impossible now to say whether they ought to be referred to the Wrasse 

 family or not. This point remains to be settled by the ichthyologists who 

 may hereafter explore the bays in question. The two following species are 

 nearly in the same predicament, though a description of their forms is to be 

 found in Schneider's edition of Bloch. 



53. Julis miles. (Labrus coccineus, J. R. Forster apud Schneider ; Labrus 



miles, Bl. Schneider, p. 264.) 

 Forster's notes, as quoted by Schneider, inform us that this fish resembles 

 Labrus lutiaris of Linneus, meaning most probably thereby the Julis blochii 

 which Cuvier distinguishes from the true Julis lu?iaris. All three have lunate 

 caudal fins. The New Zealand fish was captured with the hook by the sea- 

 men, who named it the " soldier " on account of its red jacket. 



54. Julis celidotus. (Labrus celidotus, J. R. Forster apud Schn. ; Bl. 



Schneider, p. 265.) 



Taken at the same place with the preceding fish. 



The Sparus prasioplifhalmusot Solander (p. 5) has six obscure bands, while 

 celidotus has only three, and also a large black lateral mark over the anus not 

 noticed as existing in prasiophthahnus. There being no description of the form 



* Since the report was read I have had an opportunity, by the kindness of Mr. Owen, of 

 examinmg a specimen of this rare fish, which was presented by Dr. Dieffenbach to the Col- 

 lege of Surgeons. Forster's description has been misunderstood in some material parts. The 

 species will be described in the appendix to Dr. Dieffenbach's account of New Zealand, which 

 is uow preparing for the press. 



