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NATURAL HISTORY. 
saw one on the beach, but unfortunately did not preserve it. 
The fish appears to be abundant in certain rocky places, and 
is well known to the natives. 
Also the Kanainai , of the same size, but with a much 
larger head, and long narrow body, very small eyes, which 
are indistinct, being covered with a skin, a large mouth, 
only pectoral fins, which are white tipped with black, and a 
small caudal one. 
The Hoha is a fish with thick lips and very prominent eyes, 
small scales, having long dorsal and ventral fins, in addition 
to its pectoral and caudal ones, it is a foot long, and is found 
in Queen Charlotte^s Sound. 
The Bari , a fish often found eight feet long, the body is 
large and tapers suddenly into a narrow tail, which is sur- 
rounded by a fin above and below, as that of the eel, without 
having any separate caudal one, the eye is large, the upper 
part of the head and back covered with spots, the lips are 
thick, from the lower one are four barbules, the fins red. 
The Ngehe is a rock fish, curiously spotted, white and 
brown. 
CHCETODON, ARARA. 
