. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . brightsilver, the bands black—not brown, as stated by Dr. Giinther ; thesecolours have, however, become much lighter since the fish was placed inspirits. Another and larger specimen, obtained at Port Jackson, Australia isin the Colonial Museum ; its colours are the same as those of the NewZealand specimen, but not quite so bright, probably from its having beenlonger preserved. The food of this species appears to be composed almost entu^ely ofDiatoms. Atherina pinguis, Lacep. Lacep. v., p. 372, pi. 11, fig. 1; Giinth. in., p. 399. D.
. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . brightsilver, the bands black—not brown, as stated by Dr. Giinther ; thesecolours have, however, become much lighter since the fish was placed inspirits. Another and larger specimen, obtained at Port Jackson, Australia isin the Colonial Museum ; its colours are the same as those of the NewZealand specimen, but not quite so bright, probably from its having beenlonger preserved. The food of this species appears to be composed almost entu^ely ofDiatoms. Atherina pinguis, Lacep. Lacep. v., p. 372, pi. 11, fig. 1; Giinth. in., p. 399. D. 5-613^,. A.^^^. The origin of the spinous dorsal fin is at some distance behind the ver-tical fiom the vent, con-sequently the dorsal ismuch nearer to theanal than to the rootof the ventral. * ** The height of thebody is contained fivetimes and two-thirds in the total length, the length of the head four timesand two-thirds. The diameter of the eye is equal to the width of the inter-orbital space. Snout obtuse, short, with the cleft of the mouth oblique,. 310 Tratisactions.—Zoology. and the upper jaw overlapping the lower. Teeth distinct in the jaws onthe vomer and the palatine hones. A silvery streak occupies the thirdseries of scales and the adjoining quarter of the fourth. (Giinth.) Colour: above dark brown, the extremity of each scale lined with black;under parts and sides below the silver line light brown ; fins yellow, tingedwith black. Dr. Giinther does not mention the x^resence of a large triangular scalecovering the base of the ventrals. SphyrcEiia )hijrcBna ohtusata, Cuv. and Val. VI., p. 350; Giinth. II., p. 339. The height of the body is contained seven or eight times in the total length, the length ofthe head three anda third times ; thediameter of the eyeis more than onefifth of the lengthof the head. The first dorsal and the ventral fins commence in the verticalfrom the extremity of the pectorals. Prseoperculum not rounded, with theangle slightly p
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