HuTTON. — Contributions to N.Z. Ichthyology. 2G7 



76a. CALLOPTILUM PUNCTATUM. sp. nov. CM. 



PI. XL 



D. 1 1 11 1+18; A. 44; V. 2. 



Length five times that of the head, which is about equal to the height of 

 the body ; first dorsal ray situated over the pectorals, nearly as long as the 

 head ; third with the anterior portion rudimentary ; anal commencing in front 

 of the second dorsal; ventral rays not reaching to the vent, which is situated 

 at about one-third of the distance from the snout to the end of the caudal ; 

 mouth large, the maxillary extending behind the eye ; upper profile convex, 

 with a prominent ridge along the top, from the eye to the snout. 



Colour (in spirits) silvery ; back, base of the pectorals, and caudal, with 

 minute black dots. 



Total length, 4|^ inches. 



Mouth of the River Thames and^Cape Campbell. 



Called " ahuruhuru " by the natives. 



78. Macrurus australis, Rich. (Cat., p. 49.) 



This fish appears to be common in Lyttelton harbour. Mr. J. D. Enys 

 informs me that when first caught it emits such a strong phosphorescent light 

 that a book can be read by its means. 



79. Coryphcenoides novce-zealandice, Hect. (Cat., p. 49.) 



In a communication to Dr. Hector, Dr. Giinther proposes to place this 

 fish in a new genus which he calls Macrurorus. 



82a. AMMOTRBTIS GUNTHERL sp. nov. CM. 



PL XL 



B. 7 ; D. 94 ; A. 73 ; V. dext. 10, sinist. 2 ; P. dext. 12, sinist. 9 ; C. 17 ; 



L. lat., 90; L. trans., 31/38. 



Length equal to five times that of the head, or not quite twice the height 

 of the body ; snout produced into a flap overhanging the lower jaw, about 

 twice as long as the eye, w^hich is one-sixth of the length of the head ; lower 

 lip with a fringe of soft rays ; mouth small ; interorbital space scaly, about 

 one-half the vertical diameter of the eye ; lower eye in advance ; right ventral 

 commencing on the chin ; anterior rays of dorsal and right ventral almost free ; 

 longest rays of dorsal go about two and a half times into the length of the 

 head ; caudal rounded, about as long as the head. 



Right side olivaceous with black spots, the spots more or less arranged in 

 longitudinal rows ; fins and flap on snout tinged with red ; left side yellowisli 

 white. 



Wellington harbour, November, 1872. 



The total length of this fine new flat-fish was 16 J inches, with plenty of 



