1. GALAXIAS. 209 



2. Galaxias truttacens. 



Cuv. Rhgne. An. ; Cuv. (^ Val. xviii. p. 344, pi. 543 ; Richards. Zool. 

 Ereb. 8f Terr. Fish. p. 75, pi. 42. figs. 1-6. 



B. 9. D. 11. A. 14-15. V. 7. P. 14. 



Body stout ; head broad, depressed, its length being somewhat 

 more than the height of the body, and two-ninths or a little less 

 than two-ninths of the total (without caudal). Jaws equal in lei.gth. 

 Cleft of the mouth of moderate width, the maxillary not quite ex- 

 tending to below the middle of the eye. Eye of moderate size, two- 

 ninths of the length of the head, and shorter than the snout. The 

 length of the pectoral fin is one-half of the distance of its root from 

 the ventral, and the ventral terminates at a considerable distance 

 from the vent ; the anal, if laid backwards, extends scarcely to the 

 base of the caudal. The least depth of the tail is somewhat more 

 than one-half of the distance between caudal and dorsal fins. Dark 

 olive-coloured, with numerous small, round, blackish spots ; two or 

 three dark cross bars above the pectoral ; an oblique blackish streak 

 below the eye ; extremities of the dorsal, anal, and pectoral fins 

 black. 



Van Diemen's Land. 

 a, h, c-d, e-h. Adult and half-grown. 

 i. Adult : stuffed. Purchased of Mr. Knight. 



3. Galaxias olidus. 

 D. 11. A. 13. P. 14. V. 7. 



Body stout ; head thick, its length being about equal to the 

 height of the body, and two-ninths of the total (without caudal). 

 The lower jaw a little shorter than the upper ; cleft of the mouth of 

 moderate width, the maxillary not (^uite extending to below the 

 middle of the eye. Eye rather small, less than one-sixth of the 

 length of the head, and much shorter than the snout. The length 

 of the pectoral fin is less than one-half of the distance of its root 

 from the ventral, and the ventral fin terminates at a considerable 

 distance from the vent ; anal fin, if laid backwards, scarcely extend- 

 ing to the base of the caudal. The least depth of the tail is one- 

 half of the distance between caiidal and dorsal fins. Brownish red 

 above, yellowish red below ; all the fins and the opercles with thick 

 black dots ; a few scattered similar dots on the side of the tail. 



? Queensland. 



a. Four inches long. From Mr. G. Krcfffs Collection. 



4. Galaxias fasciatus. 



Hepara {Maori) ; Trout or Rock-Trout. 



Galaxias fasciatus, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 73, and Dieffenh. New Zea- 

 land, ii. p. 221 ; Cuv. Sf Val. xviii. p. 350 ; Richards. Zool. Ereh. 1^ 

 Terr. Fish. p. 77. 



