210 GALAXI^. 



Galaxias brocchus, Richards. I. c. p. 76, pi. 43. figs. 8-13. 

 reticulatus, Richards. I. c. pi. 42. ligs. 7-12. 



D. 11-12. A. 14-15. P. 13. V. 7. Caec. pyl. 2. Vert. 35/26. 

 Body stout ; head broad, depressed, its length being a little more 

 than the height of the body, and two-ninths of the total (without 

 caudal). Lower jaw a little shorter than the upper; cleft of the 

 mouth wide ; the maxillary extending to behind the vertical from the 

 middle of the eye. Eye of moderate size, one-fifth or rather less 

 than one-fifth of the length of the head, and two-thirds of the ex- 

 tent of the snout. The length of the pectoral fin is more than one- 

 half of the distance of its root from the ventral, and the ventral 

 terminates at a short distance from the vent ; the anal, if laid 

 backwards, extends beyond the base of the caudal. The least depth 

 of the tail equals the distance between dorsal and caudal fins. 

 Blackish brown, with undulated, more or less irregular, light- coloured 

 cross bars. Fins blackish. Generally a black and white spot be- 

 hind the gill-opening. 



New Zealand and neighbouring islands. 



Var. a. Body with rather regular narrow cross bars. (G.fnsciatus.) 



a-c. Types of the species. New Zealand. From Dr. Dieffenbach's 

 Collection. 



d. Adult. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. A. Sinclair. 



e. Adult male : skeleton. From Dr. Dieffenbach's Collection. 



Var. /3. The bands are confluent into about seven irregularly 

 shaped rings. 



/. Type of 6r. brocchus. Auckland Islands. Presented by Sir J. 

 Richardson. 



Var. y. The bands are very irregular, forming a sort of network. 



g, h,i. Types of G. retkulatus*. Auckland Islands. Presented by 



Sir J. Richardson. 

 ]c-m. Adult. New Zealand. Presented by Capt. Stokes. 

 n. Adult : bad state. New Zealand. Presented by the Lords of 



the Admiralty. 

 o. Young. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



5. Galaxias attennatus. 



Mesites attenuatus, Jenyns, Zuol. Beagle, Fish. p. 121, pi. 22. fig. 5. 

 Galaxias truttaceus, Valenc. in Cuv. JRkgne Anim. ill. Pcdss. pi. 97. 



fig. 2 (not Cuv.). 



attenuatus, Cuv. ^ Val. x^dii. p. 348. 



scriba, Richardson, Zool. Ereb. 8f Terr. Fish. p. 76 (not Cuv. 6f Val.) 



maculatus, Richards. I. c. p. 75, pi. 43. figs. 14-17 (not correct), 



(not Jcnyns). 



D. 11. -A. 17. P. 12. V. 7. Csec. pyl. 2t. 



Body elongate, its depth in front of the dorsal fin being one-eighth 



* The minute asperities on the skin of a specimen of G. reticulatus, men- 

 tioned by Sir J. Eichardson, are visible also on specimens of the other varieties, 

 t They are short, and were overlooked by Jenyns. 



