BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L S , &C. 5J5 



in head 3 2 times. Maxillary extending to a vertical line drawn 

 through centre of eye ; posterior end slightly enlarged, and curved 

 downwards. Lower jaw slightly longer. Dorsal situated rather 

 in advance of vent and behind ventral fin. Belly rounded. Adipose 

 fin membranous, rudimentary, broadly deltoid. Body ornamented 

 with extremely minute dots ; from the ventrals forward I 

 minute dots form two pai'allel interrupted lines, which gradually 

 approach and unite at an acute angle under the mandibles. 

 Silvery band along sides. Length 1 to 2 inches. 

 Upper Derwent River. Tasmania. 



Family. SCOPELID.L. 



1264. Saurida ferox. Ramsay. 



Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. Wales, Vol. VIIL, p. 177. 

 Port Jackson. 



Family. GALAXID.E. 



1265. Galaxias rostratus. Klunz. 



Archiv. fur Naturg., 1872, p. 41. 



R. br. 6. D. 11. A. 14. P. 14. V. 7. 



Height of body 8£ and length of head 5£ in the total. Body 

 very slender ; forehead broad and flat. Jaws equal, each with a 

 row of slightly hooked teeth, the same on the palate ; those on 

 tongue in two rows. Eye shorter than the snout ; the maxillary 

 reaches to below the middle of the eye. The dorsal fin commences 

 at the beginning of the last third of the body, and a little in front 

 of the anal fin. The free part of the tail is as long as the anal 

 fin ; the caudal is slightly emarginate ; the ventrals are situated 

 midway between the base of the caudal and the front margin of 

 the eye ; the pectorals are of the same length as the ventrals and 

 are much shorter than half the distance between the two fins. 

 Colour uniform brownish-yellow, fins bright ; across the base of 

 the tail a dark cross-band on spot. Length 13 Ctm. Murray 

 River. (Klunzinger.) 



