ANTARCTIC FISHES OF THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 371 



of the fish, extending nearly to end of dorsal fin. Body with 7 dark transverse 

 bands. 



71 18' S., 88 2' W., 450 metres. 



Total length 200 mm. 



(2) Oryodraco pappenhevmi, sp. n. 



PagetoJes * antarcticus (nan Dollo), Pappenheim, Deutsche Siuipolar-JSxped., xiii., Zool., \. p. 175. 



Length of head 2| in the length of the fish. Snout 2 in the length of head, diameter 

 of eye 5, interorbital width 4. Dorsal V, 45. Anal 39. Pelvics only reaching four- 

 teenth ray of dorsal (the prolonged rays perhaps not entire). 



Wilhelm Land. 



Length of the type, 168 mm. to base of caudal. This species is known to me only 

 from Dr PAPPENHEIM'S description and from some notes and measurements that lie has 

 kindly sent me. Some of these may be given for comparison with those of the type 

 of C. antarcticus. The measurements are in millimetres. 



Head to End of 

 Length to Base Q , B g t E In ?j5 ital 



Flap. Operculum. 



G. antarcticus . . 173 ?56 53 26'5 13'25 10'Gf 



G. pappenheimi . . 168 68 164 32 13 16 



IV. THE SYSTEMATIC POSITION AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE 

 GALAXIID^E AND HAPLOCHITONID.K. 



The Galaxiidse and Haplochitonidte are Teleostean fishes of the order Isospondyli, 

 that is to say, they are malacopterous physostomes with a truly homocercal caudal fin, 

 with abdominal pelvic fins, and with ribs inserted on autogenous parapophyses. In 

 this order the name Salmonoid may be given to a group of fishes with an adipose tin 

 usually present, with one supramaxillary or none, with parietals well developed, and 

 with oviducts absent or incomplete. The relations of the Salmonoid families are 

 indicated in the following synopsis : 



I. An orbitosphenoid ; an opisthotic ; a mesocoracoid ; vertebrae upturned at base 



of caudal fin ..... 1. Snl-in<>ni<l;r. 



II. An orbitosphenoid; no opisthotic; no upturned vertebrae; meso-pterygoids 



toothless. 



A mesocoracoid ; parapophyses inferior . 2. Argfntli,'l;r. 



No mesocoracoid ; parapophyses lateral . . .'!. Microstomidas. 



* The fish named r,i : /,-t,nh:-< by RIC'IIAUIISON (" AY t 7ii<s '' anil '' '/'.//"/" Fifh., p. !.">, pi. viii. tig. 3) may have belonged 

 to the genus Cnjndraco, but in the form of the body, tin- length of tin.- pelvic tins, and the continuous dorsals it shows 

 more resemblance to Pagetopsis. Until RlCHARDSON'fi spi-rius is rediscovered, tlie iiaine /'";/' tmlis < annul I,,- u-rd. 



t DOLLO'S figure of the upper surface of tlu- head is enlarged, the length of the head, to the end c,f the bony 

 operculnm, to 80 mm. ami thu interorbital width to 1C mm. 



(ROY, soc. EDIN. TRANS., VOL. XLIX., 289.) 



