54 On Fishes from the Falkland Islands. 



snout ; large pores on the snout and on both lips ; a single 

 series of moderately large conical teeth in the jaws and on 

 the vomer ; gill-opening very narrow. Body naked, com- 

 pressed ; lateral line indistinct ; the vent more than twice as 

 distant from the end of the tail as from the ventrals. Dorsal 

 with about 80 rays, originating just behind the occiput; anal 

 with about 60 rays. Pectoral about two thirds length of 

 head ; ventral nearly one third length of pectoral. 



Dark or light saffron-colour ; a dark brown stripe along 

 each side of the head, passing through the eye, separated 

 from the dark brown upper surface of the head by a narrower 

 yellowish-white stripe ; lower surface of head and body 

 yellowish white. 



Total length 113 millim. 



This species differs strikingly from L. latitans, apart from 

 the coloration, in the shorter head and the larger eye. 



" The specimens secured were detected in the hollow tangled 

 roots of Macrocystis, whilst the specimens of the blackish- 

 brown L. latitans were found under stones resting on mud." 



Galaxiidse. 



7. Galaxias attenuatus, Jen. 



" Fish known to the inhabitants as ' smelts ' were fairly 

 common, and occurred in shoals in the shallow water along 

 the shore. The specimens brought home were dipped from 

 the sea with a large hand-net while being pursued by a 

 penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) ." 



8. Galaxias maculatus, Jen. 



" Freshwater fish. The Falkland Island ' trout ' is very 

 abundant in certain small brooks and streams in the Falkland 

 Archipelago. The specimens sent were secured in a small 

 brook called Wier Creek, a small stream in direct communi- 

 cation with the higher portion of Port William. 



" Owing to the abundance of peat and the heavy rainfall one 

 would naturally expect these fish to be black in colour, like 

 moorland-trout. Great was my astonishment to find these 

 Falkland Island trout almost transparent, the principal blood- 

 vessels being plainly visible in the living fish." 



