92 PROCEF.DIXGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



33. GALAXIAS TITCOMBI Evermann and Kendall, new species. 



Head 4 in longlh without caudal; depth o.i)!; eye 4.23 in head; 

 .snout 8.!>2; D. 10; A. 11; snout bluntlsh; e^^e moderate, slig'htly 

 shorter than snout; dorsal outline arching- slightly from occiput, thence 

 nearl}' straight to front of dorsal; height of dorsal 8.56 in length with- 

 out caudal, its base about 2.20 in head, the first raj^s when depressed 

 not reaching tip of last rays; distance from tip of snout to origin of 

 dorsal about 1.46 in length without caudal; height of anal about 8.46 

 in same length, its base about 2.20 in head, the tips of first raj^s not 

 reaching- tips of last when depressed; distance from tip of snout to 

 anal origin about 1.32 in length without caudal; pectoral short, rounded; 

 ventral ver}^ short, about 2.5 in head, the distance from its origin to 

 base of pectoral about 3.35 in length without caudal, and distance 

 from its origin to point of anal about 5.25 in same length; caudal 

 deeply emarginate. 



Color, very pale gray, slightlj'^ more dusky on back from thick 

 minute punctulations; irregular groups of black dots on side extending 



Fig. 2. — Gal^xias titcombi. (From the type.") 



not quite to belly, giving a clouded effect and the appearance of broken 

 and entire crossbars; belly pale with very few dots in front of ventral; 

 a row of black dots from base of each ventral to each side of vent; fins 

 pale, with some punctulations, head thickly punctulated above, on 

 snout, and on side about to level of upper jaw, abruptly pale below. 



Ti/pe. — Cat. No. 55571, U.S.N.M.,a specimen 5.62 inches long, col- 

 lected December 13, 1903, by Mr. John W. Titcomb, from Rio Traful 

 near Lake Traful, Argentina. 



We take pleasure in naming this interesting species for Mr. John 

 W. Titcomb, assistant in charge Division of Fish Culture, United 

 States Bureau of Fisheries, under whose direction the present collec- 

 tion of fishes was made. 



We have a second specimen (cotype, No. 1439, Bureau of Fisheries) 

 which may be briefly described as follows: 



Total length about 2.5 inches. Head 4.15 in length without caudal; 

 depth 6. 75; eye 4.33 in head; snout 3.71; D. 10; A. 10, its height 7.71 

 in length without caudal; pectoral rounded, about 1.85 in head; ventral 



