HuTTON. — Contributions to N.Z. Ichthyology. 269 



Bluff harbour. 



Found also in Australia and the Auckland Islands. 



87. Arrhamphus sclerolepis, Giinth. (Cat., p. 54.) 



Dr. Krefft states that this fish comes from Fitzroy River, in Queensland \ 

 it should therefore be struck out of our list. 



90. Phosichthys argenteus, Hutton. (Cat., p. 56.) PI. XY. 



In a letter to Dr. Hector, Dr. GUnther suggests that the name of this 

 genus should be altered to Photichthys, a suggestion that I willingly adopt. 



90a. SCOPBLUS PARVIMANUS, Gunth? CM. 



PI. XV. 



S. parvimanus, Giinth., Y., p. 406. 

 D. 12 ; A. 15 ; V. 8 ; L. lat., 38 ; L. trans., 3/4. 



Length four and a half times the height of the body, or three and a half 

 times the length of the head ; least depth of the tail one-half the height of 

 the body ; the depth of the head is contained once and one-third in its length ; 

 eye large, rather less than one-third of the length of the head ; snout short, 

 rounded ; cleft of the mouth slightly oblique, with the lower jaw slightly 

 prominent ; the maxillary reaches to the angle of the prseoperculum, and 

 terminates in a triangular dilatation. The origin of the dorsal fin is rather 

 nearer the snout than the root of the caudal, slightly in advance of the base of 

 the ventrals, and the last ray a little in advance of the anal. Pectorals short, 

 not extending much beyond the base of the ventrals ; scales cycloid, concen- 

 trically striated, those of the lateral line raised. There are fourteen phospho- 

 rescent spots on each side behind the anal, five on each gide between the anal 

 and the ventrals, two on each side above the end of the ventrals, and one on 

 each side above their base ; also six in a double row between the head and 

 the ventrals, and one at the point of the operculum. An elliptical pearl 

 coloured patch on the back of the tail. 



Total length of the specimen 2 J inches. 



Cape Campbell, January, 1873. 



90b. SCOPELUS BOOPS, Rich. 



Myctophum hoops, Rich., p. 39 ; S. hoops, Giinth., Y., 408. 



D. 14; A. 20-22; Y. 8 ; L. lat., 37-39 ; L. trans., 3/5. 



Origin of the dorsal considerably nearer to the end of the snout than to 



the root of the caudal, above the root of the inner ventral rays ; its last ray is 



befoj'e the vertical from the origin of the dorsal fin. The pectorals extend to 



the vent. 



Sea between Australia and New Zealand (Dr. Hooker) ; Yancouver Island. 

 I have seen no specimens. 



