NOTES 
8. Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus). Conger 
Eel. 
The conger eel is not uncommon off East¬ 
bourne in February. 
9. Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson. Sea¬ 
horse. 
Several specimens have been taken close to 
Oriental Bay. 
10. Coelorhynchus australis (Richardson). 
Javelin Fish. 
Occasional examples have been taken off 
Rona Bay and forwarded to the Museum. 
11. Macruronus novae-zelandiae (Hector). 
Whiptail. 
Occasionally, young are taken in the early 
summer months. 
12. Merluccius gayi (Guichenot). Whiting. 
Occasional examples have been taken in the 
harbour. 
13. Physiculus bachus (Bloch and Schn.). 
Red Cod. 
One or two small specimens have been re¬ 
ported, but the species is rare. 
14. Zeus faber Linnaeus. John Dory. 
Specimens are occasionally taken off Somes 
Island in the summer months. 
15. Rhombosolea plebeia (Richardson). Sand 
Flounder. 
This species is taken off Seatoun and Rona 
Bay throughout most of the year. 
16. Rhombosolea leporina Gunther. Yellow- 
belly. 
This flounder is caught with sand flounders, 
but never in any quantity. 
17. Peltorhampus novae-zeelandiae Gunther. 
Sole. 
This species is taken in small numbers off 
Rona Bay. 
18. Pelotretus flavilatus Waite. Lemon Sole. 
Small numbers are taken off Rona Bay. 
19. Agonostomus forsteri (Cuv. and Val.) 
Yellow-eyed Mullet. 
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This mullet is popularly called "herring”; and 
in North Auckland it is called "sprat.” Young 
are common throughout the year in both brack¬ 
ish and salt water. 
20. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus. Northern Mullet. 
Small numbers are taken at Rona Bay during 
periods of warm weather. 
21. Seriolella brama (Gunther). Warehou. 
Warehou are taken just inside the harbour 
"Heads” in the spring months. 
22. Polyprion oxygeneios (Bloch and Schn.). 
Hapuku or Groper. 
Mr. J. Patterson informs me that he saw small 
groper taken off Wellington wharves in the 
1890’s. They now are rare inside the harbour 
entrance. 
23. Longirostrum platessa (Cuv. and Val.). 
Trevally. 
The trevally is taken during summer in sev¬ 
eral parts of the harbour, but mostly near the 
entrance. 
24. Trachurus novae-zelandiae Richardson. 
Horse Mackerel. 
This species is fairly common in warm wea¬ 
ther but disappears during winter. Mr. J. Pat¬ 
terson informs us that in the 1890’s this was a 
common species around Wellington wharves. 
25. Seriola lalandi Cuv. and Val. Kingfish. 
The kingfish apparently follows pilchards and 
other fishes into the harbour. It is caught by line 
fishermen off Kaiwarra and Ngahauranga, and 
taken by Petone fishermen off Somes Island. It 
is a difficult fish to catch, and small specimens 
are the rule. 
26. Arripis trutta (Forster). Kahawai. 
In the summer months this species is not un¬ 
common in the harbour, where with kingfish it 
follows shoals of smaller fishes. 
27. Pagrosomus auratus (Forster). Snapper. 
At intervals throughout part of the year snap¬ 
per may be taken in southern parts of the har¬ 
bour. 
28. Scorpis violaceus (Hutton). Maomao. 
The first maomao described was taken in 
Wellington Harbour (Hutton, New Zeal. Inst., 
