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13. Chironemus spectabilis (Hutton). Maratea; Nanua. 
A fish common in the Auckland market. Secured up to 8 lb. in deep 
water near rocks. 
Distribution : North Island coasts (rare south of Bay of Plenty). 
14. Girella tricuspidata (Quoy and Gaimard). Mangrove-fish ; Parore. 
Very common in the vicinity of kelp and mangrove, North Auckland 
Peninsula. In northern markets during the spring and early summer 
months. 
Spawning season : January, February, and March. 
Distribution : Common from Bay of Plenty northward. Odd ex¬ 
amples have been secured as far south as Hokitika. 
15. Girella cyanea Macleay. Blue-fish ; Korokoropounamu. 
A rare and highly esteemed fish, secured up to 6 lb. in deep water 
off Cape Brett and headlands round Hauraki Gulf. 
Spawning season : Ogilby* has noted a female with well-developed 
ova in December. 
Distribution : Unknown south of Hauraki Gulf. 
16. Kyphosus Sydney anus Gunther. Drummer. 
Mr. Griffin has taken this species off several islands in Hauraki Gulf. 
Examples have been reported to me caught off Kapiti Island. 
Distribution : North Island coasts.. 
17. Pagrosomus auratus (Forster). Snapper ; Tamure. 
A fish common in all North Island coastal towns. Taken off North 
Auckland Peninsula up to 221b. weight. 
Spawning season : November till early in February. 
Distribution : Known as far south as Jackson’s Bay and Port Moly- 
neux. 
18. Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier and Valenciennes). Red Mullet. 
Occasionally taken in the trawl, Hauraki Gulf ; secured in mullet- 
nets, Bay of Islands, but never seen in large numbers. 
Distribution : North Island (rare in Queen Charlotte Sound and on 
western coast of the South Island). 
19. Scorpis violaceus (Hutton). Maomao. 
A school and surface fish, secured up to 2 lb. weight. Abundant 
throughout the year, North Auckland Peninsula. 
Spawning season : December and January. 
Distribution : Unknown south of Bay of Plenty. 
20. Pseudolabrus miles (Bloch and Schneider). Scarlet Parrot-fish. 
Secured throughout the year around North Auckland Peninsula on 
rocky bottoms in depths from 10 to 30 fathoms. Known as “ soldier ” 
at French Pass. 
Spawning season : August. 
Distribution : New Zealand coasts. 
21. Pseudolabrus cinctus (Hutton). Girdled Parrot-fish. 
Odd examples are exposed for sale in Wellington during the later 
summer and winter months. Sold as “deep-sea butterfish.” 
Spawning season : Early summer months. 
Distribution : Unknown north of Napier. 
* J. D. Ogilby, Description of a Little-known Australian Fish of the Genus 
Girella , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1887, p. 394. 
