278 .mi: (-'. TATE RE(iAN ON THE 



naked, papillose ; sides mostly naked, scaly Ijehiiid the eye and on upper part of 

 operculum ; 11 or 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal VI-VII, 28-29. 

 Anal 23-25. Pectoral I (adult) to f^ (young) the length of head ; pelvics nearly as 

 long, not reaching vent. Caudal rounded or suhtruneate. Caudal peduncle deeper 

 than long. 52 to 58 scales in a longitudinal series from above base of pectoral fin to 

 caudal, 52 to GO in upper lateral line, which ends near end of dorsal fin. 10 to 15 in 

 lower lateral line. Head reticulated ; body and fins spotted. 



New Zealand ; Auckland Island ; Campbell Island. 



Here described from five specimens. 90 to 500 mm. in total length, from Auckland 

 and Campbell Islands, the smallest the type of X. -parva. 



(27) XototJienia colbecki. 



Bouleng., "Southern Crofs" Pisce,<, p. 185, \i\. xvi. (1902) ; Wiiite, Siibantairtic hi. JV. Zealand, 

 Pisces, p. 594 (1909). 



Depth of body 4 to 5 in the length, length of head 3;^ to 3;i. Diameter of eye 

 5 to 7 in the length of head, interorbital width 3 to 4. Maxillary extending to below 

 anterior part or middle of eye ; head mostly naked, with granular papillae, scaly behind 

 the eye and on upper part of operculum ; 15 to 18 gill-rakcrs on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal VI- VII I, 26-27. Anal 23-24. Pectoral ;-; to | the length of head, some- 

 what longer than pelvics, which do not reach the vent. Caudal emarginate. Caudal 

 peduncle longer than deep 84 to 92 scales in a longitudinal series from above base of 

 pectoral to caudal, 62 to 69 in upper lateral line, which ends near end of dorsal fin, 

 24 to 35 in lower lateral line. Brownish above, yellowish below ; a pair of oblique 

 stripes across the cheek ; dorsal and caudal dusky. 



Auckland Island ; Campbell Island. 



Here described from specimens 125 to 550 mm. in total length, including the types 

 from Campbell Island and a large stuffed specimen from Auclcland. 



(28) Nototlienia Jilholi. 



Sauvagp, Bull. Soc. philmn. (7), iv., 1880, p. 228 ; Passage <le Vimiis, iii. ji. 345 (1885) ; Vaillant. 

 ExpM. Antard. Franfaise, Poiss., p. 22 (1906). 



Depth of body about 6 in the length, length of head 3^ to 4. Diameter of eye 

 4f to 5 in length of head, interorbital width about 4. Head mo.«tly naked, with 

 granular papillae ; scaly behind the eye and on upper part of operculum. Dorsal 

 VI~VII, 24-27. Anal 18-20. Caudal emarginate. Caudal peiluncle longer than deep. 

 Scales in a longitudinal series 100 to 110 (8auvage) or 78 (Vaillant), the discrepancy 

 probably due to different methods of counting. Lower lateral line extending forward 

 to above middle of anal, its anterior 15 scales overlapped by the upper. Brownish. 



Campbell Island. 



Total length 150 mm. 



