FISHES OF NEW ZEALAND. O 



5. UPENEOIDES VLAMINGII. C. and V. 



Red Mullet. 



U. Vlamimjii, Giiiitli., I., 400. 



D. 8 I 9 ; A. 8. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is three and 

 two-thirds in the total ; the barbels reach to the angle of the prajoper- 

 culum ; the vomerine teeth are divided into two lateral gi-oups. 



Red, each scale with a violet speck, forming together longitudinal 

 series ; snout and cheeks with oblique violet streaks ; the second dorsal 

 and anal fins with longitudinal series of violet specks (Giinth.) 



Island of Motuaro, in Queen Charlotte's Sound (Rich.) 



I have seen no specimens. 



IJPENEICHTHYS. 



Teeth in both the jaws and on the vomer, none on the palatine 

 bones. 



Australian seas, entering rivers. 



6. UPENEICHTHYS POROSUS. C. and V. 



U. porosus, Giinth., I., 400. 

 D. 8 I 9 ; A. 7 ; S. Lat., 28 ; L. trans., 2/6. 



The barbels reach to the vertical from the extremity of the operculum ; 

 two sUvery streaks between the eye and the mouth, the lower continued 

 below and behind the eye (Giinth.) 



New Zealand, entering rivers' (Rich.) ; Australia, Tasmania. 



I have seen no specimens. 



SPARID^. 



Bodi/ compressed and oblong, with scales ; eyes lateral ; trenchant 

 teeth in front of the jaws ; dorsal one or two, anal with three spines ; 

 ventrals thoracic, with one spine and five rays. 



Haplodactylus. 



In both jaws series of flat and generally tricuspid teeth, behiud 

 which is a band of small cardifonn teeth ; no molai's ; vomerine teeth ; 

 cheeks and opercles, scaly ; two elongate dorsal fins, the first with 

 fifteen to sixteen spines ; anal short ; the lower pectoral i-ays simple ; 

 scales very small ; five or six branchiostegals (Giinth.) 



