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Parore, or Mangrove Fish. 

 A fish 18 inches long with black bands on a dark ground j head not seen ; 

 anal short, 3-13; P. 15, all short; height equal to half the length; peritoneum, 

 black ; does not take bait, but frequents rocks among the mangroves at high 

 water. Ngunguru and Wangarei Harbours. 



15a. SCORPiENA BARATHRI. sp. nov. 



PI. X. 



B. 7 ; P. 18 ; V. 1/5 ; D. 11-1| 13 ; A. 3/5 ; Pores 22 ; L. scales ^^ ; 



L.T. 7/20. 



Length equal to three and a quarter times the height, and two and two- 

 thirds the length of head ; teeth on the palatines, vomer, and jaws in fine 

 villiform bands ; general form compressed-elongate with profile of head convex; 

 length of snout equal to diameter of orbit, maxillary rather longer, inter- 

 orbital space equals one-third the same ; supraorbital ridges with five spines ; 

 Praeoperculum with five spines on the lower limb ; suboperculum with two 

 appressed spines on the upper limb ; third dorsal spine longest and equal to 

 half the length of the head ; anal spine of same length and greater than base 

 of anal fin ; the interval between the anal and caudal is twice that between 

 the soft dorsal and caudal. 



Colour silvery, with a yellow hue and a few brown spots on the back, and 

 a dark patch on the dorsal fin. 



Approaches nearest to S. panda^ Pich., but is distinguished chiefly by the 

 greater length and less height of the dorsal, and shorter pectorals. 



Total length, 5 inches. 



Dredged by H.M.S. Challenger Expedition in 400 fathoms, off" Cape 

 Farewell. 



18a. TRAOHICHTHYS INTERMBDIUS. sp. nov. 



PL XI. 



P. 16 ; V. 1/6 ; D. 6/13 ; A. 3/11 ; L.L. 28 ; L.T. 6-10. 

 Body compressed ; length of head nearly equal to the height and two and 

 a half times in the length (without caudal, which is equal in length to the 

 head); pectoral extends behind the vent, being same length as caudal, and 

 has the fourth lowest ray longest ; ventrals slightly in advance of pectorals, 

 and reach to the vent, which is behind the middle ; snout rounded, its length 

 being one-half the diameter of the orbit ; cleft of mouth very oblique ; 

 maxillaries expanded behind and twice the diameter of the orbit in length ; 

 teeth in fine villiform bands ; interorbital space equal to the orbit, prismatic, 

 with a lozenge-shaped space on each side, separated by a double elevated ridge 

 that terminates in two spines over the nostrils in front and diverges behind 

 to bound an occipital space ; the upper part of the head is formed of a 

 delicate framework and membranes enclosing large cavities. 



