226 WAITE 
PSEUDOLABRUS cINCTUS Hutton. 
GiRDLED Parrot FIsH. 
Plate XLVII. 
Labrichthys cinctus Hutton, T.N.Z.I. ix., 1877, p. 354. 
Length of head and height of body 2.9, length of caudal 3.7 
in the total; diameter of eye 6.1, interorbital space 3.5, length 
of snout 2.7 in the head. 
There are five rows of scales on the cheeks and four on the 
opercle. The posterior canine tooth is exposed when the mouth 
is closed. 
Fins—The dorsal fin commences over the margin of the 
opercle and the anal arises midway between the end of the snout 
and the tips of the caudal rays: the pectoral carries a dark 
band at its base, and the characteristic black body band passes 
from the 6-8 dorsal spines to the space between the ventrals and 
anal, being inclined slightly backwards below, it is about three 
scales in width. 
This well marked species was originally taken off the coast of 
Otago, and I am unaware if it has been recognised since. I 
caught two specimens on the line fishing from the wharf at 
Napier, and these were the only examples seen by me. The 
larger measures 300 mm. in length. 
PSEUDOLABRUS PITTENSIS Waite. 
Banpep Parrot FIsH. 
Plate XLVIII. 
Pseudolabrus pittensis Waite, Proc. N.Z. Inst., 1910, p. 26. 
Dex the A, die 102 Vad Pe 18 Co ide! il elaie oor 
L. tr. 4-4 9. 
Length of head 2.7, height of body 2.6, length of caudal 3.4 
in the total: diameter of eve 7.0, interorbital space 4.0, and length 
of snout 2.9 in the head. 
The head is evenly rounded above and below, and the jaws are 
equal; gill-rakers short and pointed, seventeen on the first arch, 
twelve of which are on the lower limb. 
Teeth.—The teeth are in a single series, exclusive of the large 
canines in front; the posterior canine teeth are concealed 
when the mouth is closed. 
