PISCES 213 
Fins.—The dorsal fin begins above the front edge of the eye 
and none of the rays is entirely free; the longest rays are about 
the middle of the fin and are 2.2 in the length of the head, the 
rays are slightly sheathed, the sheath being more extensive on the 
right side: the anal is similar to the dorsal and is coterminal 
with it: the right ventral is but slightly separated from the anal; 
the left is small, a little longer than the eye; it covers the vent, 
which is behind its base: the right pectoral is longer than the 
left, 1.5 in the head, both are strongly rounded: the caudal is 
slightly rounded, and the depth of the peduncle is 4.5 in that 
of the body. 
Scales —Ctenoid on the right side, entire but striated on the 
left, the lips and the proventral on the blind side are naked, 
otherwise the whole head is sealy, the scales being imbricate; 
they clothe the fin rays also, the ventrals and anterior rays of 
the dorsal and anal excepted. 
Colours.—Grey or brown above, both body and fins with 
irregular though well defined markings, sometimes absent: 
underside yellow. 
Length.—311 mm. 
This species was taken almost throughout the cruise including 
the Chatham Islands, and at all depths from 914 to 50 fathoms. 
Though so common, and sold in all the fish shops of the 
Dominion as ‘‘Lemon Sole,’’ it does not appear to have been 
previously named. This may be accounted for by confusion in 
the application of the common name. In the official report the 
Stations are correctly given under Lemon Sole, to which how- 
ever the name Ammotretis rostratus is wrongly applied, but it 
should be mentioned that the misidentification is of much older 
date than the report referred to. 
PELTORHAMPHUS Giinther, 1862. 
PELTORHAMPHUS NOVA ZEELANDIZ Giinther. 
Soue. 
Plate XLII. 
Peltorhamphus novae-zeelandiae Gimther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus, 
iv., 1862, p. 461. Hutton, Cat. Fish. N.Z., 1872, p. 52, 
Hector, 1b. p. 117, pl. ix., fig. 84. 
Stations 9, 10, 11, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 48, 45, 62, 70, 73, 76, 78, 
80, 81. 
B. v.; D. 100; A. 67; V. dex. 6,.sin. 4: P. dex,.et sin. 10; L. lat. 
108; L. tr. 38 + 384; Vert. 10 + 27 = 37. 
Length of head 4.1, height of body 2.0, length of caudal 4.8 
in the length; diameter of eye 7.1, and length of snout 3.0 in 
the head. 
