606 - Transactions. 
Mr. Finlay informs me that Nos. 4 and 5 are practically the same 
horizon, that No. 6 is very near to these, while No. 3 is certainly older 
than No. 4 but younger than No. 2, and that 7 and 8 are possibly identical 
horizons and slightly younger than 4 and 5. The occurrence of the 
different species is quite in accord with his observations. The only 
specles submitted from No. 9 occurs in all other formations up to 
all the others, is found as low as the Waikaia and in several intervening 
horizons. 
In spite of the small amount of material submitted to me, it is evident 
that the formations from which it was taken are closely connected strati- 
graphically. . 
The amount of material from Pukeuri sent me was much in excess of 
mined from Pukeuri there are examples of five from gowan and 
four from Target Gully, two from Awamoa, and two from White Rock 
River. 
Otolithus (Scopelus) sulcatus Bassoli (Plate 61, fig. 1) occurs in all the 
formations from Pukeuri to Target Gul also in the Mokau series at 
Tuhua, North Island; Otolithus (Macrurus) toulai Schubert (Plate 61, 
t il 
Otolithus ( Sparidarum ) gregarius Koken (Plate 62, fig. 17) and Otolithus 
( Ophidiidarum ) pantanelli (Plate 61, fig. 8). Two species are found at both 
rei and at Pukeuri—O. (Ophidicdarum) pantanelli and O. (Dentex) 
subnobilis. 
of the deep sea, the latter being fairly nume * h twenty-one 
examples of Scopelidae and fourteen of the Macruridae, though only one 
of Citharus. 
Tropical species are represented by Fierasfer, Elops, and Citharus, while 
others represent a subtropical or temperate fauna. 
The genera and number of species determined are as follews :— 
Scopelus 2 euronectidorum 1 
acrurus KO Serranus — 3 
Physiculus ae } apercis 1 
Raniceps E | i uA 1 
Merluccius nio Percidarum 2 
us aem i Sparidarum 2 
hidium | 4 емет ~. 1 
Ophidiidarum 1 | Citharus .. : 
Trachinus E nc. sedi 1 
Fierasfer SER | p 
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