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103. Anguilla latirostris, Risso. (Cat., p. 65.) 



Mr. Henry Travers brought three specimens of this eel from the Chatham 

 Islands. 



112. Solenognathus spinosissimus, Giinth. (Cat., p. 69.) 



Last April I saw a nearly fresh specimen of this fish that had been picked 

 up at the Bay of Islands ; it was of a uniform pale yellowish colour. 



» 114. Monacanthus convexirostris, Giinth. (Cat., p. 71.) 



When fresh this fish is of a darkish grey colour, with the dorsal and anal 

 fins, as well as the iris, bright yellow. 



115a. ARACANA AURITA, Shaw. CM. 



A. aurita, Giinth., VIII., p. 266. 



Carapace compressed, rough with papillse, posterior edges sinuated, five- 

 keeled, those on each side of the back and abdomen slight, that on the lower 

 part of the abdomen strong j a spine over each eye, two of equal size and near 

 together on each dorsal ridge, a single one on each side, and two of equal size 

 on the keels on each side of the abdomen, the foremost situated at about the 

 vertical from the tip of the pectoral fin. 



Yellowish, with thin irregular undulating brown longitudinal stripes. 



Two specimens were left at the Museum^ the donor and locality unknown. 

 Found also in Tasmania and South Australia. 



117. Chilomycterus jaculiferus, Cuv. (Cat., p. 73.) 



In a letter to Dr. Hector, Dr. Giinther says that he finds that this fish 

 should be referred to the genus Dicotylicthys. 



118. OrthagorisGus truncatuSy Lacep. (Cat., p. 73.) 



Since the " Catalogue of New Zealand Fishes " was published I have had 

 an opportunity of examining the sun-fish in the Auckland Museum, and I 

 find that it belongs to 0. mola and not to 0. truncatus, 



122. Zygcena malleus, Eisso. (Cat., p. 76.) 



A small specimen of this shark has lately been caught in Auckland harbour. 



127. Notidanus indicus, Cuv. (Cat., p. 79.) 



A specimen of this shark is in the Auckland Museum. 



131. Euprotomicrus, sp. (Cat., p. 81.) 



I now believe that the jaws which I doubtfully referred in the " Catalogue 

 of New Zealand Fishes " to this genus really belonged to a young specimen of 

 Ca/rcharias hrachyurus. 



139. Geotria chilensis, Gray. (Cat., p. 87.) PI. XII. 

 Riwaka River, Nelson. 



