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of lower jaw; palatine teeth present; middle 
dorsal spines longest; membrane from spinous 
dorsal connected to first soft ray opposite tip of 
last spine; dorsal spines y five; dorsal rays y 23; 
total anal rays y 20; caudal vertebrae y 21. 
COLOR IN ALCOHOL: Background light tan; 
five dark brown bars on each side extend from 
the dorsal fin to below the midline; the lower 
part of each bar being darker; a light brown bar 
across nape; spinous dorsal light brown; soft 
dorsal with one or two light brown patches on 
the membranes between rays; tips of anal rays 
light gray; five vertical brown bars on caudal 
fin; brown patch on middle third of pelvics; no 
color on pectoral fins or lips. 
range: Japan. 
Parapercis colias (Bloch) 
Figs. IB, 2 B, 6B 
Gadus colias Bloch, 1901, p. 54 (locality, un- 
known ) . 
Percis colias Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829, 
pp. 273-274 (New Zealand). Richardson 
in Dieffenbach, 1843, p. 207 (Queen Char- 
lotte’s Sound). Bleeker, 1855, p. 6. Gunther, 
1860, p. 242 (New Zealand). Hutton and 
Hector, 1872, pp. 25 and 113, pi. 6, fig. 38 
(New Zealand). Sherrin, 1866, pp. 15-16 
(New Zealand). Sandager, 1888, p. 129 
(Mokohinou Islands). Hutton, 1889, p. 
279 (New Zealand). Thomson, 1892, pp. 
209-210 (Cape Maria Van Dieman, Somes 
Island, Centre Island, Poison Bay ) . 
Parapercis colias Gill, 1893, p. 99 (New 
Zealand). Hutton, 1904, p. 43 (New Zea- 
land). Waite, 1911, p- 244 (Chatham Is- 
lands). Phillipps, 1918, p. 270 (Chatham 
and South islands). Thompson and Ander- 
ton, 1921, pp. 92-94, fig. p. 94. Phillipps, 
1921, pp. 123 and 125. Phillipps and Hodg- 
kinson, 1922, p. 96 (near Auckland). Phil- 
lipps, 1920, pp. 133-134, fig. 8 (Chatham 
Islands, French Pass) ; 1927, p. 43. Sladden 
and Falla, 1928, p. 290 (Alderman Islands). 
Young, 1929, pp. 147-148, pi. 17, figs. 2, 
A and B (Chatham Islands). Phillipps, 
1948, p. 130 (Wellington). Laird, 1951, 
p. 305 (Cannibal Cove, Marlborough 
Sounds, New Zealand). Graham, 1953, pp. 
288-293, fig. p. 289. 
Enchelyopus colias Whitley and Phillipps, 
1939, p. 235 (South Island, New Zealand). 
SPECIMENS STUDIED: 17 (180.5 to 386) 
New Zealand: D’Urville Island BM 1890.2.26.69 
(1); Wellington harbor BM 1873.12.12.30.-34 
(5); Auckland usnm 176802 (2), 176803 (1); 
Cook Strait dm 2093 (1); nhmw 7402 (1); 
Lyall Bay DM 957 (1); Makara DM 1167 (1), 
1123 (1); Sinclair Head DM 2615 (2); New 
Zealand NHMW 59940 (1). 
DIAGNOSIS: Eight canine teeth in outer row 
of lower jaw; palatine teeth absent; middle 
dorsal spines longest; membrane from spinous 
dorsal connected to first soft ray opposite tip of 
last spine; dorsal spines y 4.11; dorsal rays y 
20; total anal rays y 17.12; caudal vertebrae y 
18; no opercular serrations; number of scales 
from lateral line to soft dorsal and total number 
of gill rakers are greater than in any other 
species of Parapercis: proportionately larger 
head, snout length, and interorbital width to 
standard length than for any other species of 
Parapercis. 
COLOR IN ALCOHOL: Upper half of body 
brown, lower half light tan; head brown; upper 
lip brown, spinous dorsal with very fine brown 
specks; membrane between soft dorsal rays with 
three or four brown spots; caudal slightly brown 
at base; anal with two longitudinal rows of 
brown spots; light brown patch at base of 
pectoral fin. 
RANGE: New Zealand; Chatham Islands and 
Alderman Islands. 
Parapercis allporti (Gunther) 
Figs. IK, 5K, 6C 
Percis allporti Gunther, 1876, p. 394 (type 
locality, Tasmania); 1880, p. 28 (Bass 
Straits, 38 fathoms, Twofold Bay, 120 
fathoms). Macleay, 1881, p. 564. Johnston, 
1883, p. 115; 1891, p. 33. 
Parapercis ocularis Waite, 1899, pp. 109‘-111, 
pi. 24 (off Barranjoey) ; 1904, p. 49 (New 
South Wales). McCulloch, 1929, pp. 331- 
332. Newcastle Bight to near Wallongong, 
38-84 fathoms). Whitley, 1957. 
Parapercis allporti Waite, 1899, p. 111. Mc- 
Culloch, 1914, p. 157 (Port Stephens and 
Newcastle, 22-60 fathoms, Gabo Island, 
200 fathoms, Bass Strait, 30 fathoms, Oyster 
