44 FISHES OF NEW ZEALAND. 



Doi"sal fin lower in the middle. 



Inhabits the sea at Mataruhow (?), New Zealand (Giinth,) 



I have seen no specimens. 



CORIDODAX. 



Head naked ; a few scales behind the orbit ; scales of the body small ; 

 latei'al line continuous ; snout of moderate extent ; dorsal spines 

 numerous, flexible. 



New Zealand only. 



71. CORIDODAX PULLUS. Porst. CM, 



Butter Fish. 



C. fullus, Gunth., lY., 243. 



D. g ; A. ^^ 3 L. Lat., 80-90; L. Trans., 10/25. 



Three series of small scales behind the orbit ; pi-seoperculum entii'e ; 

 caudal square ; dorsal and anal getting larger posteriorly ; ventrals a 

 little behind the pectorals ; mouth small, maxillary not reaching to tlie 

 anterior margin of the eye. 



Above dark brown, with greyish streaks ; belly grey, marbled with 

 brown ; fins dark brown, spotted with greenish grey ; ii'is orange. 



Cook Straits. 



Order III.— ANACANTHINI. 



Vertical and ventral Jins without spinous rays; ventrals, if 2J'>'csent, 

 jugular or thoracic. 



GADIBM. 



Body more or less elongate, covered with small smooth scales ; one, two, 

 or three dorsal fins ; one or two anal Ji)is, with or without a barbel ; 

 caudal separate ; ventrals jugular. 



Gadus. 



Moderately elongate ; three dorsal and two anal fins ; ventrals 

 narrow, composed of six or more rays ; teeth in the upper jaw in a 

 naiTOw band ; teeth on the vomer, none on the palate ; seven 

 branchiostegals. 



