270 Transactions. — Zoology. 



90c. SCOPELUS CORUSCANS. Rich. 



Myctophum coruscans, Rich., p. 40 (not of C. & V.) 

 D. 12 ; A. 20; C. 17| ; P. 17; Y. 8 ; L. lat., 38. 

 Eye moderate, less than one-third the length of the head ; dorsal com- 

 mences a little behind the ventrals ; the pectorals extend nearly to the vent. 

 Sea between Australia and New Zealand (Dr. Hooker) ; South Atlantic. 

 I have seen no specimens. 



Dr. Giinther (Y., p. 413) remarks that this fish is very like S. coccoi. 

 The typical specimens appear to be lost. 



92. Retropinna richardsoni, Gill. (Cat., p. 58.) 



Mr. H. Travers brought specimens of this fish from the Chatham Islands. 



94a. GALAXIAS OLIDUS, Gunth. CM. 



G. olidus, GUnth., YL, p. 209. 

 D. 11; A. 13; P. 14; Y. 7. 



Length five times that of the head, which is rather more than the height 

 of the body ; head broad and depressed, upper jaw longer ; mouth wide, the 

 maxillary extending to the middle of the eye ; diameter of the eye rather 

 more than one-sixth the length of the head, and about half the length of the 

 snout ; interorbital space more than twice the diameter of the eye ; the 

 length of the pectoral goes two and a half times into the distance of its root 

 from the ventral, and the length of the ventral is more than half the distance 

 to the anal ; the anal if laid back extends just to the base of the caudal. The 

 depth of the body in front of the dorsal is one-sixth of the length, and the 

 least depth of the tail is one-half of the distance between the dorsal and 

 caudal. 



Yellow, with small black spots on the head, opercles, back, sides, and fins. 



Total length of the specimen 7 inches. 



Lake Wakatipu. Presented to the Colonial Museum by J. S. Worthing- 

 ton, Esq. 



This fish appears to be identical with G. olidus in form and dimensions, 

 but to difier from it in colour. 



99. Engraulis encrasicholus, L. (Cat., p. 62.) 



Yar. antipodum, Giinth. 

 This fish is found at the mouth of the river Thames ; the natives there call 

 it "korowhawha." 



100a. Clupea sprattus. PI. XII. 



Yar. antipodum, Hector, "Fishes N.Z,," p. 133. 

 This fish is called " kupai " by the Thames natives. 



