Zoology.] NATURAL HISTORY OE VICTORIA. [Fishes. 



This is a well-known species, occurring in great quantities in 

 the summer months in New Zealand waters, under the name of 

 " Kuniukumu," and occasionally visits Hobson's Bay, usually in 

 August. The very small scales, brownish-olive body, and peculiar 

 coloring of inner side of pectoral, render it easy of recognition. 



Explanation of Figures. 



Plate 6. — Fig. 1, side view, seven-twelfths of the natural size. The pectoral fin in this 

 figure has the upper edge twisted outwards and downwards, so as to display the inner charac- 

 teristically colored side. Fig. la, head viewed from the top to show the form of the snout, with 

 the small spines at the end of the suborbital bones, and the small spines in front of the orbit, 

 seven-twelfths of the natural size. Fig. lb, inner View of tongue and lower jaw, showing the 

 tongue and few rows of small villiform teeth on the jaws, natural size. Fig. lc, form of section 

 of body in front of first dorsal ray, seven-twelfths of natural size. Fig. lc?, inside view of upper 

 jaw, showing the arched median group of small teeth on the anterior end of the vomer, and the 

 numerous rows of minute villiform teeth on each side of the jaws, natural size. Fig. le, scale 

 from below the lateral line, five times larger than nature. Fig. If, another scale from more 

 anterior part of the body. 



Frederick McCoy. 



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