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that several years ago he saw other specimens of this fish on the shores of 
Massacre Bay. 
In general appearance it much resembles 7’. jaculator ; but, besides the 
differences in the fin rays and scales, the anterior superior profile of the 
snout is more blunt; the vertical fins are more deeply contracted behind 
the first soft rays ; the anal spines are much more slender ; and the spinal 
portions of the fins are covered with scales equally as much as the soft 
portions. 
HAPLODACTYLUS MEANDRATUS. Solander. 
ranite Trout. 
Sciena meandrites, ‘‘ Sol. Pisce. Aust.,’’ p. 2; Aplodactylus meandratus, 
Rich., “Trans. Zool. Soc.,” Vol. III., p. 83, and “ Dief. New Zea- 
land,” Vol. II., p. 207; Haplodactylus donaldii, Haast, ‘ Trans. N. 
Z. Inst.,’”’ Vol. V., p. 272; Chironemus georgianus, Hutton, * Cat. N. 
Z. Fishes,” p. 7, non. 
Specimens of this fish, both from Dunedin and Bluff Harbours, are in 
the Otago Museum. ‘They answer very well to Solander’s description, as 
given by Richardson in the ‘Trans. Zool. Soc.,” except that Solander 
makes only one anal spine, instead of three. However, his description of 
the peculiar colouring leaves no doubt as to the identity of the fish. 
AGRIOPUS LEUCOPGCILUS. Richardson. 
Pig Fish. 
General colour, brownish. A band along the lateral line, pink, with 
irregular transverse black blotches. Above and below this band the sides 
are more or less tinted with orange, and irregularly marbled with black. 
Opercles, pink. Dorsal, dark, with a broad medial white band, beginning 
at the third spine, and gradually tapering away towards the end of the 
spinal portion ; tips of the spines, orange. Soft dorsal, tipped with white. 
Caudal, whitish, with a dark vertical band in the middle. Anal, dark, 
anteriorly ; whitish, posteriorly. Pectorals and ventrals, brownish, the 
rays tinged with orange. 
XIPHIAS GLADIUS. L. 
A Sword-fish was caught in the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, on the 
19th January, 1874, and, from the careful drawing and measurements sent 
me by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, I agree with him in referring it to this species. 
The total length was eleven feet three inches, and the height of the dorsal 
fin one foot three inches. 
SERIOLELLA POROSA. Guichen. 
D. 5/z, A. 2/% 
This specimen agrees with the description quoted by Dr. Giinther 
(Cat. Fish,” Vol. II., p. 467) from Guichen, except that the coloration 
