HuTTON. — On some Neiv Zealand Fishes. 317 



Genus Galaxias, Cuvier. 

 I divide the New Zealand species as follows : — 

 A. — Tail truncated or slightly rounded. 



1. Pectorals more than half the distance to the ventrals. 

 Ventrals much more than half the distance to the anal. 



G. alcpidotus, Forster. 



Length (without caudal) about four and a half times 

 the height ; least depth of the tail more than the 

 distance between the dorsal and caudal fins. Black- 

 ish-brown, with scattered pale spots or streaks. 

 Arthur Eiver, Milford Sound; Chatham Islands. 



Var. brocchus, Eichardson. 



The pale streaks forming rings. 



Arthur Eiver, Milford Sound ; Heathcote Eiver, 

 Christchurch. 



G.fasciatus, Gray = G. reticulatus, Eich. 



Length (without caudal) five times the height ; least 

 depth of the tail equal to the distance between 

 dorsal and caudal tins. Brown, with light-coloured 

 transverse bands. 



North Island of New Zealand and Chatham 

 Islands. 



2. Pectorals less than half the distance to the ventrals. 



Ventrals about half the distance to the anal. 



G. hrevipinnis, Giinther. 



Length (without caudal) about seven and a half times 

 the height. Brownish-olive, with dark-brown re- 

 ticulating bands. 



Otira Eiver ; Lake Coleridge. 



Var. grandis, Haast. 



Dark-brown above, either uniform or with pale spots 

 and streaks. 



Elvers of the Canterbury Plains. 



B. — Caudal einarginate, pectorals less thaii half the distance 



to the ventrals. 



G. lynx, nomen novus. G. olid us, Hutton, not of Giinther. 



Ventrals more than half the distance to the anal. 



Length of the body about six and a half times the 



height. Yellowish- or brownish-grey, with scattered 



small round black spots. 



Lake Coleridge ; Lake Wakatipu. 



G. attenuatus, Jennings. 



Ventrals less than half the distance to the anal. 

 Length of the body more than eight times the 



