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Fam. VI. CIRRHITID^. 



19. Chironemus marmoratus, Giinth. Large Kelp-fish* 



D. 14:118. A. 3-6. L. lat. 65. 

 Gunth. Cat., II., p. 76. Macl. Cat., 263. 

 Caught occasionally towards the mouth of the Derwent. 



20. Chilodactylus spectabilis, Hutton. 



D. 17:26. A. 3-9. L. lat. 55. L. tr. 5 : 16. 

 Hutton, Cat. New Zealand Fishes, p. 8. Allp. MS. 

 Macl. Cat., 272. 

 Not seen. (See C. Allporti^ Giinth.) 



21. Chilodactylus Allporti, Giinth. The Carp. 



D. 17:25-28. A. 39. P. 86. L. lat. 55 - 56. 



Giinth. Ann. Nat. Hist., 1872, vol. X., p. 184. 



Macl. Cat., (C. spectabilis)^ 272. 



Common around the coast. Abundant Wedge Bay, 5 to 6 



fathoms. Caught in graballs. I have retained, for the 



present, this species, notwithstanding the fact that Dr. 



Giinther has suppressed the name in favour of Hutton's 



C. spectabilis. The differences, which are constant, are, 

 that in C. Allporti the fourth spine of dorsal is never as 

 long as fifth and sixth ; the fifth, sixth, and seventh being 

 nearly equal, and longest. In C. spectabilis the upper one 

 of the six simple rays appears to be longest : in C. 

 Allporti the second uppermost is invariably the longest. 

 In the latter, too, the anterior dorsal at least is light 

 reddish, not blackish, as in the description of the New 

 Zealand form. 



22. Chilodactylus macropterus. Rich, Black and Silver 



Perch.** 

 D. 17- 18 : 25-28. A. 3-12-14. P. 9-6. 

 L. lat. 55+4 - 5. L. tr. 6 : 13 - 15. 



(C. asperus, Rich.) Giinth. Cat., II., p. 78-9. 

 Allport MS. Macl. Cat., 267, 268. 

 Abundant all the year round. Mature individuals in the 

 neighbourhood of reefs 5 to 6 fathoms. Young ascend to 

 the shallow banks of estuaries. The Black Perch is most 

 esteemed as food. A most variable species. (See Gen. 

 Obs.) 



23. Chilodactylus nigripes. Rich. 



D. 18 : 26. A. 3-10. L. lat. 61. 5 simple pectoral rays. 

 Giinth. Cat., II., p. 82. Allp. MS. Macl. Cat., 270. 

 Approaches the variable C. macropterus very closely. I 

 have not seen any specimens. Doubtful. 



24. Chilodactylus gibbosus. Rich. The Magpie Perch.*"* 



D. 17 : 26 - 33. A. 3 • 9 - 10. L. lat. 63. 6 simple rays. 



Giinth. Cat., II., p. 84. Macl. Cat., 271. 

 Not uncommon. Caught off Wedge Bay, in 5 to 6 fathoms 

 water, in graball. In the Tasmanian specimens there are 

 invariably 6 simple pectoral rays, the second uppermost 



