64 FISHES OF NEW ZEALAND. 



101. CHANOS SALMONEUS. Forst. 



Herring-. 



Iltiyil salmo7ieus, Forst. Lutodiera salmoriea, Kich., p. 58, pi. 36. 

 Chanos chlorojiterus, Kner. No vara. Fisch., 341. G. salmonetis, 

 Giinth., VII., 473. 

 B. 4; D. 13-17; A. 9-10; L. Lat., 85-88; L. Trans., 13/16. 



Uniform silvery (Giinth.) 

 Tolaga Bay (Forst.) 

 I have seen no specimens. 

 Indian and Pacific Oceans. 



MUR^NID^. 



Body elongate, cylindrical or band shaped, naked, or vdth 

 rudimentary scales ; no ventral fins ; vertical fins confluent, or separated 

 by the tip of the tail ; sides of the upper jaw foi-med by the toothed 

 maxUlaiy at the sides, and the intermaxillary at the centre. 



Anguilla. 



Nostrils lateral ; upper jaw not projecting ; teeth small, fonning 

 bands ; gill openings narrow at the base of the pectoral fins, the dorsal 

 Jin commencing at a considerable distance from the occijmt. 



Cosmopolitan. 



102. ANGUILLA AUCKLANDII. Rich. CM. 



Eel. Tuna. 



Anguilla aucklatidii, Rich., p. 113, pi. 45, Giinth., VIII., 33. 



The length of the head is contained one and three-fifths in the distance 

 between the gill openings and the origin of the dorsal fin, and rather 

 more than twice in distance between the gill openings and the vent ; 

 doi-sal commences at a distance before the vent, which is contained one 

 and two-fifths in the length of the head; lower jaw longer; angle 

 of the mouth behind the hind margin of the eye, which is much smaller 

 than the snout ; tail longer than the body in the proportion of eight to 

 seven ; vomerine band of teeth tapering backwards, and extending as 

 far, or nearly/ as far back as tlie maxillary teeth. 



Above dark gi-eenish or greyish black, below light grey, paler on the 

 chin and throat ; iiis yellow. 



