b FISHES OF NEW ZEALAND. 



Western coasts of South America, Port Artliur (Australia). 



Ricliardson (Dieff. N.Z. II., p. 207) mentions a fisli under the name 

 of Aplodactylus meandratns, as having been caught off Cape Kidnappers, 

 but there appears to be no description of it. 



Pagrus. 



Several pairs of strong conical teeth in the outer series of both jaws ; 

 molars in two series ; cheeks scaly ; dorsal with twelve spines, anal with 

 three ; scales moderate ; six branchiostegals. 



Mediterranean, Africa, United States, East Indian and Australian 

 seas. 



7. PAGRUS UNIOOLOR. Quoy. and Gaim. ' CM. 



Snapper. 



P. guttulatus, C. and V. P. unicolor, Giinth., I., 468. P. microptertcs, 



C. and Y. 



D. g ; A. f ; S. Lat., 52 ; L. trans., 8/17. 



Length about three and three-quai'ters the length of the head, and two 

 and tlu'ee-quarters the height of the body ; diameter of the eye equal to 

 the interorbital space ; fourth dorsal spine the longest, and goes two and 

 a half times in the length of the head. 



Reddish, more or less tinted with bi'own, and with niimerous blue 

 spots on the sides ; below silvery grey ; upper jiart of caudal reddish, 

 lower part pale gi"ey ; iiis pale brown. 



Common round the coasts of the North Island ; Aiistralia, Tasmania. 



A skeleton, prepared by Dr. Knox, is in the Museum. 



This fish sometimes attains a total length of 31 inches. 



CIRRHITIDvE. 



Body compressed and oblong ; scales cycloid ; eyes lateral ; teeth 

 small ; one dorsal, with the sinnal mid soft portions nearly eqvxil ; anal 

 with three spines, equal to or smaller than the soft dorsal ; lower rays of 

 pectorals simjde, and generally stout ; ventrals thoi-acic, with one spine 

 and five rays. 



Chironemus. 



Villiform teeth in both jaws, and on the vomer, none on the palate ; 

 six branchiostegals ; prseoperculum entire ; operculum with ])oiiits. 

 Australian seas. 



