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3. Caesioperca lepidoptera (Forster). Red Perch. 
Called “ red snapper ” or “St. Peter’s fish ” in Queen Charlotte and 
Pelorus Sounds, where it is occasionally taken in the seine net during 
July and August. 
Spawning season: I have found the ova fully developed in August. 
Distribution : North Island coasts and northern coasts of the South 
Island. 
4. Maccullochia labiosa (Gunther). Sowjish. 
Small numbers are secured in the Bay of Plenty. Rare in Auckland 
markets. 
Distribution : Known from Bay of Plenty and Hauraki Gulf. 
5. Arripis trutta (Forster). Kahawai. 
Common in the estuaries of rivers during the winter months. Secured 
off Cape Brett up to 8J lb. 
Spawning season : Later summer months. 
Distribution : Large shoals are common in French Pass during the 
summer. Seldom seen south of the Kaikoura Peninsula. 
6. Emmelichthys nitidus (Richardson). Red Bait-fish. 
Rare, and only occasionally utilized as a food fish. Taken in the 
seine among mackerel, and commonly known as “ red herring.” 
Distribution : I have recorded specimens only from the northern 
coasts of the South Island. 
7. Latridopsis ciliaris (Forster). Moki. 
A school fish usually taken in set-nets in the vicinity of rocks and kelp. 
Spawning season : I have a record of one example ripe in October. 
Distribution : Common as far north as East Cape. 
8. Latridopsis aerosa (Hutton). Red Moki. 
Received occasionally in Wellington from the vicinity of D'Urville 
Island and the Marlborough Sounds. 
Distribution : Known only from the waters of the South Island, 
9. Latridopsis lineata (Forster). Trumpeter; Koiro. 
Very common around Stewart Island. Caught in moki - nets off 
Amuri Bluff. 
Distribution : Recorded from South Island and southern coasts of 
North Island. 
10. Aplodactylus meandratus (Richardson). Marble fish; Keke. 
Secured in deep water in the vicinity of kelp, and is sometimes taken 
in mullet-nets. Occasionally seen in the trawl, Hauraki Gulf. 
Spawning season : Autumn months. 
Distribution : New Zealand coasts. 
11. Dactylosparus macropterus (Forster). Tarakihi. 
Mr. Adams, of the Portobello Marine Fish-hatchery, informs me that 
this species is secured for the Dunedin markets during midsummer on a 
reef sixteen miles north-east of Otago Heads. Numbers seen in Christ¬ 
church during spring. Common, North Island. 
Spawning season : September and October. 
Distribution : New Zealand coasts. 
12. Dactylosparus douglasii (Hector). Pome. 
Secured up to 40 fathoms among tarakihi. Uncommon at Russell, 
but more plentiful in Hauraki Gulf. 
Spawning season : According to Sandager,* this species spawns in 
August. 
Distribution : Unknown south of Bay of Plenty. 
* F. S. Sandager, List of Fishes found round the Mokohinou Islands, their 
Spawning-time, and Observations regarding some of the Species, Trans. N.Z. Inst. 
vol. 20, pp. 127-33 (ref. to p. 128), 1888. 
