426 Dr. Richardson's Contributions to 



in Totferanue, a cove of Queen Charlotte's Sound. Solander's 

 description of one taken otF Tolaga, in lat. 384"^ S. long. 181-j-°, 

 is as follows. 



" Sparus notatus. Habitat Tolaga. Piscis interdum pedalis, vi- 

 rescens, inferne albus. Squamas dorsi et laterum postice fusces- 

 centes. Macula magna nigricans utrinque paulo pone medium. Iris 

 flavo-argentea : pupilla nigra. Pinna dorsalis sordide e cinereo- 

 virescens, maculis fuscis et rubentibus. Obs. pone maculam lateralem 

 fasciae duse obsoletissimse, fuscescentes, seu nebulosse. Pinnte pecto- 

 rales pellucentes cum pauxillo flavedinis et rubedinis. Pinnse ventrales 

 luteae, marginibus albis. Pinna analis lutea, basi albido-nebulosa, 

 maculis duabus nigris. Pinna caudalis lutescens vel rubescens. Obs. 

 in capite infra oculos interdum linese vel maculge oblongee cseruleo- 

 virides. Juniores pinnam dorsalem habent altius coloratam." (Pise. 

 Austr. p. 16.) 



Parkinson's figure shows that this species resembles the Julis 

 decKssatus still more exactly in the form of the body than the pre- 

 ceding one, but the snout is a little more obtuse. The oval black 

 spot on the flank gives it some resemblance to a Cossyphus, but the 

 position of the spot below the lateral line distinguishes it from the 

 described species of that genus. The caudal ends squarely, or with 

 a very slightly concave Ime, the angles neither projecting nor yet 

 rounded off". The dorsal rises verj^ gently from the first spine to the end 

 of the soft part, which is moderately rounded, and does not quite reach 

 the base of the caudal : it contains nine spinous rays. The anal is 

 lower. The pectoral is obliquely rounded, its upper angle being 

 acute. The ventrals do not reach the anus. The scales are rather 

 large, and their exposed discs have a vertical acutely oval or hexa- 

 gonal outline. The lateral line is continuous, and bends suddenly 

 under the end of the dorsal as in the preceding species. 



A Sparus stellatus and Lahroides asellinus are mentioned 

 in the ' Pisces Australias/ but as their colours only are noted, 

 and nothing is said of their forms, we cannot say whether 

 they ought to be ranked in the Wrasse family or not. 



Odax vittatus, Solandei''s Odax. 



Coregonoides vittatus, Solaiider, Pise. Austr. p. 1 and 39. 

 Callyodon core(/072oides, Parkinson, pi. 44. no. 2. 



This fish was discovered on Cook's first voyage at Matta- 

 ruhow, on the coast of New Zealand. Solander has the fol- 

 lowing notices of it in his ^ Pisces Australize.^ 



" Coregonus vittatus. Totus piscis castaneo-umbratus, subtus 

 multo pallidior, et uti alibique argentum mixtum esset. Vitta ex 

 incarnata argentea, utrinque per medium piscem, sub basi mandibulas 

 inferioris incipiens, sub oculos ducta^er basin pinnarumpectoralium 

 in media latera, ad basin pinn?e analis extensa. Saepe maculae parvae 

 violaceae in seriebus longitudinalibus per dorsum et latera dispositae. 

 Iris e viride argentea. Pupilla majuscula, violacea, nigra. Caput 



