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short, its height 2.16 in head. Coloration similar to that of the type, 

 but the groups of spots forming somewliat more definite crossbars. 



Ten species of GaJa.r/'as are recorded from South American waters. 

 These are founded upon specimens ranging from 2 or 3 to 13 inches in 

 length. It is not improbable that some of these nominal species may 

 be based on characters due to differences in size and age, and therefore 

 not of specific value. It is not impossible that the present species is 

 the young of some known species, but the data available do not show 

 it. It is closely related to (r. maculatus (Jenyns), as indicated b}^ 

 specimens before us which we have identified as that species. It is 

 also close to Ct. alpinus Smitt" from R. Azopardo, Admiralt}^ Sound. 



Smitt suggests the possibilit}' of G. alpinus being identical with 

 G. maculatns^ or G. coppingerl (Gunther), saying "The length of 

 the head prevents me calling this fish Galax las itiaculatiis, and the 

 length of the ventrals, compared with the post-abdominal, is very 

 much greater than in Galaxlas coppingerl, as described by Gunther. 

 Nevertheless I am of the opinion that the difference in this respect 

 ma}^ be transitory." 



Qui- specimens differ from G. macidatus chiefly in the blunter snout, 

 smaller eye, usually higher dorsal and anal, fewer anal rays, and some- 

 what different coloration; the group of dots being more irregular and 

 fewer, this giving the fish less of a clouded or marble appearance. 



From G. aljnnus Smitt, it differs amongst other things, in having a 

 much smaller ej^e, somewhat longer snout, higher anal, and much 

 shorter pectoral compared with the length of the head, and there are 

 fewer anal rays. 



Proportional measurements of species of Galaxiar. 



«Poisson de L'ExpL'dition Scientifique ii la Terre de Feu, Bihang till K. Svenska 

 Vet.-Akad. Handlingar, XXIV, 1895-1897, p. 118, pi. x, figs. 40 and 40a. 



