176 WAITE 
Colours—Brown, with darker rings across the tail, snout, 
pouch, and under edge of tail yellow; dark brown markings at 
the base of the snout, below the eye, and opercle; circular spots 
on most of the body rings; dorsal fin spotted and with a narrow 
black intramarginal band. 
Length.—238 mm., male. 
In the females the body is much deeper, being three times the 
leneth of snout, and there are no filaments on head or body at 
any age. Young examples have the body spines much more 
pronounced, and in the males those of the first and third rings 
earry filaments. 
The Seahorse was taken near the mainland only at three 
stations, namely, off Oamaru in depths of 18 to 35 fathoms. 
A very large female was obtained at Station 65 off Port Hutt, 
Chatham Islands, from 24-33 fathoms; it measures 312 mm. in 
length. 
ANACANTHINI. 
Family MACROURIDAi. 
a. A fold of membrane limiting the aperture 
of the first branchial arch; mouth 
beneath the head .. .. Coelorhynchus. 
aa. First branchial arch free, mouth normal Macruronus. 
CCBLORHYNCHUS Giorna, 1803. ~ 
Though the fact was not recognised on board the trawler, 
subsequent examination shows that two species of the genus 
were obtained. It is not therefore possible to supply the 
individual stations, excepting in certain cases as specified. The 
following is the complete list :— 
Stations 5, 22, 26, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 7 44, 45, 46, 
47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 71, 76,77, Sl, 85, 8a: 
a. Snout pointed, longer than the eye, scales 
large, scales on the head well defined, 
extremely spinous... a .. ‘australis. 
aa. Snout obtuse, shorter than the eye scales 
smaller, less spiny, no distinct scales on 
the head .. ete He a aspercephalus. 
