ON THE ICHTHYOLOGY OP NEW ZEALAND. 29 



The Telraodon sceleratus, discovered byForster in New Caledonia, descends 

 to the west coast of Australia, where it attains a great size. It bears the re- 

 putation of being very poisonous. Another species is named at Otaheite 

 " hoee-hoee " (kills men). 



81. Monacanthus scaber. (Balistes scaber, G. Forster, ii. t. 247 ; J. R. 



Forster, MS. II. 72, apud Bl. Schneider, p. 477.) 

 This is known at Queen Charlotte's Sound by the name of " baddeek." 

 There is nothing either in the figure or description which disagrees with a 

 species seen by Solander at Motuaro and off Cape Kidnappers, and entered 

 twice in his ' Pisces Australia?' under the names of Balistes unicornu (p. 9) 

 and Balistes scabrosus (p. 35). 



Diodon nicthemerus (Cuv.), Balistes jacksonianus (Q. and G.), Monacan- 

 thus spinosissimus (Q. and G.), Mon. papillosus (Cuv.), Mon. megalourus 

 (Rich, ined.), Aleuteres maculosus (Rich.), Aleuteres paragaudatus (Rich.), 

 Al.ayraud (Q.and GS),Al.spilomela?iurus (Q.and G.),Al.velutinus (Jenyns), 

 Ostracion auritus (Shaw), Ostr. ornatus (Gray), Ostr. Jlavigaster (Gray), 

 Ostr. spilogaster (Zool. Proc), Ostr. lenticidaris (Zool. Proc), are New Hol- 

 land species. 



Chimjerid^;. 



82. Callorhynchus antarcticus (Lacep. 1. xii.). ( Chimara callorhyn- 



chus, Solander, p. 18). 

 Solander observed this fish in Murderer's Bay on the 16th of January, 

 1770. His description extends merely to the colours of the recent fish. Its 

 aboriginal name is "erke-perkepe;" its designation by the English settlers 

 " elephant-fish." The species of Callorhynchus have not been rigidly com- 

 pared with each other, but two certainly exist, if the size of pectoral fins be 

 considered as a specific mark. 



Scyllia. 



83. Scyllium? lima. (Squalus lima, Parkinson, i. t. 53 ; Sq. Isabella, 



Brousonnet, No. 1, Bl. Schneider, p. 127.) 

 Inhabits Eaheenomauwee. 



Carcitarije. 



84. Carcharias (Prionodon) melanopterus (Miiller und Henle, Pla- 

 giostomen, p. 43.). (Carcharias melanopterus, Q.and G. Freyc. pi. 43. f. 

 1 and 2.) 



Inhabits the Zealand and Australian seas. 



Spinaces. 



85. Acanthias? maculatus. (Squalus maculatus, Parkinson, i. t. 52.) 

 Inhabits Eaheenomauwee. 



SqUATINORAIjE. 



86. Rhinobates (Syrrhina) Banksii (Miiller und Henle, pp. 123 and 



192.) (Rata rostrata, Parkinson, i. t. 45.) 



87. Trygonorhina fasciata (Miiller und Henle, Plagiostomen, p. 124.) 



(Raia fasciata, Parkinson, i. t. 47.) 



Rai;e. 



88. Raia nastjta (Parkinson, i. t. 44.) (Miiller und Henle, Plagiostomen, 



p. 150.) 

 Inhabits Toteeranue. 



