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Evidently an inhabitant of moderately deep water, this species 
was taken between the extremes of 30 or 40 and 94 fathoms, 
and probably occurs at greater depths. It was taken on two 
occasions off the South Island, namely, between Otago Harbour 
and Oamaru. It is to be remarked that it was not again 
encountered until Hawke Bay, in the North Island, was 
reached, when it was taken at both hauls made in the Bay. It 
was again taken at the deepest of the three Stations charted 
south of Gisborne, and at nearly every essay in the Bay of 
Plenty. It was also secured at the Chatham Islands, being 
taken at both sides of the island. 
The known distribution of this species is now considerably 
extended, the original examples having been taken off Otago, 
and I have not met with reference to the fish since it was first 
recorded. 
It is somewhat surprising that Cyttus australis Richardson,!9 
was not once netted, both Hutton and Hector?° mention it 
as having occurred on the shore of Cook Strait after heavy gales, 
in November, 1871. 
CAPROMIMUS Gill, 1893. 
CAPROMIMUS ABREVIATUS Hector. 
Plate XXXITI. 
Platystethus abbreviatus Hector, T.N.Z.I. vii., 1875, p. 247, pl. 
xi, 118 OL. 
Oyttus abbreviatus Hector, loc. cit. 1x., 1877, p. 465. Gunther, 
Chall. Rep. xxii., 1887, p. 42, pl. x., fig. B. 
Antigonia mulleri Klunzinger, Sitz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Ixxx., 
1880, p. 380, pl. v., fig. 3. 
Capromimus abbreviatus Gill, Mem. Nat. Sci. Phil. vi., 18938, 
p. 115. 
Stations 83, 84. 88. 
B vii; D. vii. 27; A. ii. 28; V. i 6; P. 16; ©. 11 + 4 + iy. 
Sc. 63; L. lat. 69; L. tr. 7 + 22; Vert. 11 + 20 = 31. 
Length of head 2.48, height of body 1.63, length of caudal 
3.94 in the total: diameter of eye 2.25, interorbital space 2.7 in 
the head. 
The head is deeper than long, the profiles meeting at the 
snout form a right angle. Eye very large and round, the 
space below it equal to its diameter, the snout is one-third shorter 
(19) Richardson, Voy. Ereb. and Terr. 1848, p. 186. 
(20) Fishes of N.Z., 1872, pp. 19, 112. 
