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31. Scomber australasicus Covier and Valenciennes. Southern Mackerel ; 
Tawatawa. 
Small numbers taken among horse-mackerel in Queen Charlotte and 
Pelorus Sounds during August and September. Odd examples secured 
round North Auckland Peninsula and Hauraki Gulf. 
Distribution : North Island and northern coasts of South Island. 
32. Germo germon (Lacepede). Long-finned Albacore. 
I have note of an example received by the New Zealand Trawling 
Company from Napier, and am informed that this species is occasion¬ 
ally seen on the west coast of North Auckland Peninsula. 
Distribution : Known from Cook Strait, Napier, and Gisborne. 
33. Gymnosarda pelamis (Linnaeus). Bonito. 
Secured in deep water during June and July. Recorded by Mr. 
Griffin in the Auckland markets. 
Distribution : North Island coasts. Examples have been caught as 
far south as the Kaikoura Peninsula. 
34. Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen). Barracouta; Manga . 
Common in Dunedin mrrkets during January and February. 
Examples secured in northern waters are much subject to disease. 
Spawning season : Reported to me as ripe from June till early in 
August. 
Distribution : New Zealand coasts (rarer in the north). 
35. Jordanidia solandri (Cuvier and Valenciennes). Southern King fish. 
Sold as “ hake ” in Wellington and “ lemon-fish ” in Auckland. 
Large quantities are taken by the trawlers from Napier southward. 
Common, South Island. 
Spawning season : Midwinter months. 
Distribution : Numbers taken during spring, Hauraki Gulf and Bay 
of Plenty (unknown, Bay of Islands). 
36. Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen). Frost-fish; Para. 
Fairly common when trawling up to 40 fathoms in Hauraki Gulf 
during winter and spring. Taken by line, Bay of Islands. Specimens 
received in Wellington and southward are cast up on beaches during 
winter. 
Distribution : New Zealand coasts (rarer south of Bay of Plenty). 
37. Engraulis antipodum (Gunther). Anchovy; Kokowhawha. 
Commonly trawled in Hauraki Gulf during the spring. Here 
many of the larger fishes were found to be subsisting largely on this 
species. 
Distribution : Recorded from Thames. Bay of Plenty, and Hauraki 
Gulf. 
38. Sardina neopilchardus (Steindachner). Pilchard; Mohimohi. 
Sold in a smoked condition in Wellington as “ Picton herring.” 
During September odd examples are taken by the trawlers in Hauraki 
Gulf. 
Spawning season : November and December. 
Distribution : New Zealand coasts (unknown, Bay of Islands). 
39. Clupea antipoda Hector. Sprat; Kupae. 
Occasionally seen in Wellington during the winter exposed for sale 
in a smoked condition. Vast shoals off the west coast of Auckland have- 
been reported to me. 
Distribution : New Zealand coasts. 
