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Fam. 1. Galaxiidae.— Margin of the upper jaw formed by 
the praemaxillaries and the maxillaries, the latter behind the 
former, and toothless. Parietals in contact with eagh other, and 
separating the frontals from the supraoccipital ; opercular bones 
all well developed. Basis cranii simple. Ribs inserted on 
strong, autogenous parapophyses; epipleurals and epineurals. 
Post-temporal simple, attached to the epiotic; post-clavicle 
present. Body naked. Vertical fins far back; no adipose 
dorsal fin. Pectoral fins imserted very low down. Ventrals, if 
present, with seven rays. Air-bladder present. Ova falling 
into the cavity of the abdomen before exclusion. 
Fic. 366.—Galazxias brevipinnis, from New Zealand, 4 natural size. 
The genus Galavias has an interesting distribution, the 
species of which it is made up occurring in the fresh waters of 
the southern hemisphere, viz. 8 in New Zealand and neighbour- 
ing islands, 7 in New South Wales, 3 or 4 in South Australia, 
1 in West Australia, 2 in Tasmania, 7 in South America, from 
Chili southwards, and 1 at the Cape of Good Hope. One 
species (G@. attenuatus) is even believed to be identical in New 
Zealand, Tasmania, South Australia, the Falkland Islands, and 
South America. This conclusion is probably correct from the 
fact, which may account for the distribution of the whole genus, 
Fic. 367.—Distribution of the Galaxiidae. 
