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LATEIS. 
This genus was establislied by Sir John Eichardson, in the 
third volume of the “ Transactions of the Zoological Society,” 
and in his account of the fishes brought to England by the Expe- 
dition of the Erebus and Terror he gives the figure of a second 
species, already named Ciliaris by Eorster in his manuscript 
notes, which have been since published by Lichtenstein. Eichard- 
son also thinks that another of Eorster’s sorts, on which Bloch 
(edit. Schneider, page 341,) has established his Cicla Lineata, 
ought to be placed here. This latter seems to be very nearly 
allied to the second sort I describe, under the name of Latris 
Eorsteri; but it is said that the sailors gave it the name of Yellow 
Tail, which could never have been applied to my sort ; it was 
found in great quantities on the coast of New Zealand. 
The different species of this genus are edible, and even con- 
sidered great delicacies. 
lATEIS HECATEIA. 
Latrie hecatei, Michard., Proceed. of the Zool. Soc., 1839, p.|99. 
— - Transao. v. iii., p. 106, pi. 6, fig. 1. 
(Hobart Town Trwnpeter,') 
Grey, with the back rather darker ; three or four broad longi- 
tudinal bands extend all along the sides of the head and body ; 
belly of a dirty white ; the dorsal fin is of a dark Colour, as well 
as the caudal ; the other fins are generally of a dark yellow. 
This sort is frequently found on the southern coast of Tas- 
mania, and it has also been met with in Bass’s Straits, and is acci- 
dentally caught in Hobson’s Bay. Its name is derived from the 
singular noise it produces. It is said that some specimens are 
nearly three feet long ; it is the dearest and most esteemed fish 
of the Melbourne Market. Large quantities are also brought 
salted from Tasmania. 
liATEIS EOESTEEI. 
(Bastard Trimjoeter?) 
The height of the body is not quite three times in the total 
length ; the head is four and a-half times in the same ; the 
orbit is contained four and a-half times in the length of the 
