54 On Fishes frovi the Falkland Islands. 



snout ; large pores on the snout and on botii 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 GO 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 

 A ellowish white. 



Total length 113 millim. 



This species differs strikingly from L. latttans, apart from 

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



" The specimens secured were detected in the hollow tangled 

 roots of Macrocystls, 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 jmrsued by a 

 penguin {Eiidyptes chrysolophus)^ 



8. Oalaxias 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." 



