214 Transactions.—Z oology. 
TRYPTERYGIUM COMPRESSUM. Hutton. 
This fish belongs to the genus auchenopterus of Giinther. 
TRACHYPTERUS ALTIVELIS. Kner. 
A specimen of this fish, preserved in alcohol, is in the Otago Museum, 
and I am thus enabled to confirm my identification of the dried specimen 
in the Auckland museum. 
PSYCHROLUTES LATUS. sp. nov 
Bo TD. 9,’ A. 9, C. 10, V. 2 
Length, nearly three aid a half times the height of the body, or about 
two and three quarter times the length of the head. Breadth of the head 
equal to its length. Height of the head, about four-fifths of its breadth. 
Snout rounded, jaws equal; maxillary not extending to the middle of the 
eye. Anterior nostril with a very fine tentacle. Diameter of the eye about 
one-third of the interorbital space. Top of the head and operculum 
covered with soft skin. Opereulum produced into a flexible posterior pro- 
cess. The gill opening commences above that process, and is not 
continuous with that of the other side. Body compressed posteriorly, 
covered with soft, rather loose skin. Pectorals rounded, the middle rays 
longest, and extending beyond the vent. The ventrals very short, situated 
below the middle of the base of the pectorals, and at a distance from one 
another rather more than the length of the fin; each is surrounded by & 
fold of loose skin. Dorsal and anal opposite to one another, situated far 
back on the tail, almost entirely enveloped in skin. Caudal rounded. Vent 
situated rather nearer the origin of the anal than the root of the ventrals. 
Dark greyish-brown, irregularly spotted with white. 
’ Dunedin and Bluff Harbours. Type in the Otago Museum. 
The following are the dimensions of a specimen :— 
Inches. 
Total length ., BB a4 di os no 8 
Length of the ead . aE - - si 2.5 
Breadth of the had ih oe me a 2.5 
Height of the body .. me we owe 2 
DIPLOCREPIS PUNICEUS. Richardson. : 
The colour of this fish is olive, but it turns to rose pink when placed in 
spirit. 
TRACHELOCHISMUS PINNULATUS. Forster. ae 
Pale yellowish-brown, marbled and streaked with olive-brown; turning 
pink in spirit. 
ODAX VITTATUS. Solandeyr. 
Fresh specimens obtained at Dunedin enable me to complete the descrip- 
tion of this fish. 
