AnrHUR.—Ón New Zealund Fishes. 163 
towards the tail. Striw radiate from origin of spine on operculum, which 
coincides with upper end of posterior ridge, in all directions across surface of 
operculum. Suboperculum is narrow with a sinuous outline. Interorbital 
space covered by three smooth plates, the two anterior being diamond- 
shaped. Eye large and full, black pupil, and iris bright silvery ; nostrils 
close to eye, large and surrounded by bright coloured plates. The keel 
carries eleven scales, or bony plates, terminating in sharp spines, from the 
ventral to the anal fin. Anal opening exactly between the ventrals, lateral 
line slightly sinuous. Colour: A silvery fish with a very faint nut-brown 
tint along dorsal aspect, fins all more or less scarlet. The palate of 
a beautiful blue streaked longitudinally with white. Teeth small and 
villiform, present on mandible, maxillary, palatines, vomer and tongue. 
Scales small, ctenoid, and covering part of caudal fin, also the cheek. Those 
along lateral line distinguished by small spines like needle points, of a bright 
silvery colour. Stomach siphonal; contents, remains of a small shrimp. 
The abdominal cavity lining of a black colour. Air-bladder black, and 
lying close under the vertebre. Two lobes about 1} inches long, each 
containing a clear jelly-like substance—appeared to be milts. Pyloric esca 
11 in number, from 4-1 inch in length, small in diameter, and covered with 
a great deal of fat. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches. 
Rg length  .. me à i T5 
Length p F e 2 7001. 
Depth or hd s. + 3v a fi 
Head T aM oe s 1:8 
Least depth of tail an A oe ae OS 
Eye (diameter) . i x ps s» 08 
Eye from snout i AM se (0T 
Dorsal  ,, A we P M .. 26; length 2:1 
Pectoral ,, Ag s m x 2:1 D UP 
Ventral ,„ ee GUN ae soi: E 7 09 
l "n - we .* ee £i ek » o: 4H 
References.—Günther's Study of Fishes, pp. 420-422; Trans. N.Z. Inst., 
vol. vii., p. 245 ; vol. viii., p. 212. 
In Otago Museum there is a stuffed specimen, also one in spirits. 
Family Cyrripz. 
eus nove-zealandia, n.s. Pl. xiv., fig. 8. 
"D. 1/6/81 ; P. 1/10; V. 1/6; A. 2/80; 0. 182; Br. 7 ; Pyl. c. 82 ; Lat. 1. 114. 
A specimen of this fish was handed to me by Mr. William Gray on 
September 8th, 1884 (similar in general appearance to the John Dorée), 
which had been taken in the trawl of the cutter ** Dauntless,” in 25 fathoms 
of water, off Otago Heads. Two other specimens of the same species and 
nearly the same size as mine were about the same time given by Mr. Melville 
to Professor Parker as a new fish, and which had been caught in Otago 
