1. GALAXIAS. 213 



extending nearly to below the anterior margin of the orbit. Eye 

 two-thirds of the extent of the snout, and less than one-fifth of the 

 length of the head. Tne length of the pectoral fin is nearly one- 

 third of the distance of its root from the ventral, and that of the 

 ventral fin two-fifths of. the distance of its root from the anal. The 

 least depth of the tail is one-haK of the space between dorsal and 

 caudal. Caudal fin emarginate. Light brownish-olive ; upper half 

 of the head and body with numerous small black spots or dots. 



a. Fine specimen, 6^ inches long. Eastern Creek. From Mr. G. 

 Kreff't's Collection. 



11. Galaxias brevipiimis. 



B. 7. D. 11. A. 14. P. 13. V. 7. Cc^c. pyl. 2. Vert. 65. 



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

 seventh or one-eighth of the total length (vrithout caudal) ; head 

 broad, depressed, one-fifth of the total length (without caudal) ; snout 

 obtuse ; the lower jaw the shorter ; cleft of the mouth wide, the max- 

 illary extending a little behind the vertical from the middle of the 

 eye. Dentition as in G. alepidotus or fascia t us. Eye rather small, 

 one-sixth of the length of the head, and much shorter than the snout. 

 The length of the pectoral is one-half or rather less than one-half of 

 the distance of its root from the ventral ; and the ventral terminates 

 at a great distance from the vent ; the rays of the anal, if laid back- 

 wards, do not extend on to the base of the caudal ; the least depth of 

 the tail is two-thirds of the distance between dorsal and caudal fins. 

 Caudal truncated. Yellowish or brownish olive, covered all over 

 with dark-brown, irregularly reticulated bands ; base of the fins with 

 dark-brown spots. A black spot behind the gill-opening. 



New Zealand. 



a-c. Five to six inches long. New Zealand. Presented by Capt. 



Stokes. 

 d. Adult male : skeleton. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. A. 



Giinther. 



12. Galaxias gracillimus. 



Mesites gracillimus, Cmwstn'm, Arch. Zool. Anat. e Fisiol. iii. 1864, 

 p. 100, tav. 4. f. 2. 



D. 10. A. 16. 



The length of the head is less than one-eighth of the total (with 

 the caudal), the height of the body nearly one-fifteenth ; the dia- 

 meter of the eyp! is two-sevenths of the length of the head. Ventrals 

 inserted in the middle of the total length (without caudal) ; caudal 

 truncate. (Canestr.) 



Chile. Described from a specimen 59 millims. long. 



