174 WAITE 
in the British Museum. The markings on the body appear to 
be very similar but the number of dorsal rays and body rings 
is much greater in S. norae, the respective numbers being :— 
S. pelagicus, Dorsal rays 29-32, Body rings 17 + 35 = 52 
maximum. 
S. norae, Dorsal rays 37-40, Body rings 18 + 48 — 66 
minimum. 
The nearest ally of the latter species appears to be 
S. semistriatus Kaup®, but the colour markings are different 
“‘Under the interrupted lateral line 19 cross stripes; above that 
line yellow spots with black borders.’’ In 8. norae the body bands 
are most pronounced on the upper half of the side. In Kaup’s 
species the snout, when measured from the fore angle of the 
eye, equals in length the distance thence to the base of the 
pectoral fin. In the New Zealand species the same measure 
extends to the end of the pectoral rays, or to the end of the 
second body ring, which more nearly approximates Giinther’s?. 
redescription of Kaup’s species under the name S. semifasciatus: 
the dorsal rays number 38 and the body rings 21 + 49 — 70. 
He supplies the habitat as South Australia and Tasmania. 
Ihave associated with this pretty species the name of Miss Nora 
Niven, after whom the trawler was named and from the owner 
of which I received many kindnesses while in Napier. 
SYNGNATHUS BLAINVILLIANUS Eydoux and Gervais. 
SHORT-SNOUTED PIPEFISH. 
Plate XV iL fie 2: 
Syngnathus blainvilianus Eydoux and Gervais, in Guerin, Mag. 
Zool. vii., 1837, pl. xvii. 
Leptonotus blainvilla Kaup, Cat. Lophob, Brit. Mus.,1856, p. 46. 
Station 2. 
D. 38; P. 12; C. 6; Rings 18 + 42 = 60. 
The snout is short, being equal to the post-orbital length of 
the head; no ridge on the operculum; the dorsal begins on the 
second ring in advance of the vent, and its base is not elevated. 
Additional details are given in the table on page 175, and the 
fuller account published in the report of the Sub-antarctic 
Expedition need not be repeated?!®, 
The single specimen secured is a young female, obtained with 
examples of S. norae off Stewart Island, in 37-41 fathoms. 
(8) Kaup, Cat. Lophobranchiate Fish, Brit. Mus. 1856, p. 48. 
(9) Giinther, Cat. Fish Brit. Mus., viii., 1870, p. 162. 
(10) Waite, Vertebrata, Subantarctic Islands, N.Z., 1909, p. 588. 
