374 MR. C. TATE REGAN ON THE FISHES [ Noy. 28, 
the origin of anal. Caudal truncate or slightly emarginate. 
Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Traces of irregular 
dark eross-bars in the young. 
Lakes Coleridge and Wakatipu, New Zealand. 
1-3. (58-83 mm.) Lake Coleridge. Canterbury Mus. 
4. (170 mm.) Take Wakatipu. Otago Mus. 
11. GALAXIAS BREVIPINNIS *. 
Galavias brevipinnis Giinth, Cat. Fish. vi. p. 215 (1866); Hutton, 
Fish. N. Zeal. p. 59 (1872), and Trans, N. Zealand Inst. xxvii. 
1596, p. 317. 
Galaxias grandis Haast, Trans. N. Zealand Inst. v, 1872, p. 278. 
Galaxias robinsont Clar ke, Trans. N. Zealand. Inst. xxxi. 1899, 
(Ds OB [alle We 
Galaxias bollansi Hutton, Trans. N. Zealand Inst. xxxiv. 1902, 
p. 198: 
Lower jaw with distinct lateral cemmmies Depth of body 
42-62 in the length, length of head 42-51, Snout as long 
Ag or longer than eye, the diameter a which is 4-6 in the 
length of head, interorbital width 2-23. Jaws equal anteriorly 
or the lower a little shorter than the upper; maxillary 
extending to below middle of eye or a little beyond. 7 branchio- 
stegals. 7-9 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch, 
Dorsal LV 8-9; distance from origin of dorsal to base of caudal 
32-4 in the length of the fish. “pall TV—V 9-10, commencing 
below the aaiile of the dorsal, when laid back exte nding to the 
payee caudal rays. Pectoral extending from 2 to more than 
4 of the distance from its base to the base “os ventral. Ventrals 
a -rayed, originating at a point about equidistant from angle of 
mouth and ane of ‘Gamal or from middle of pectoral and origin of 
anal, extending 4-2 of the distance from their base to the origin 
of ¢ ene Caudal truncate or slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 
11-12 aslong as deep. Head, body, and fins with dark brown 
spots, ” marblings, or reticulations. 
New Zealand oral neighbouring islands. 
1-3. (133-153 mm.) types ot the species. New Zealand. Capt. Stokes. 
4, Skeleton. New Zealand. Dr. Giinther. 
5. (210 mm.) North Island, N.Z. H. IX. Nicholl, Esq. 
6. (158 mm.) Dunedin, N.Z. Otago Mus. 
7-11. (73-115 mm.) Wellington Mus. 
12. (105 mm.) type of G bollansi. Auckland Is. Prof. F. W. Hutton. 
12. GALAXIAS FASCIATUS. 
Galaxias fasciatus Gray, Zool. Mise. p. 73 (18351), and in 
Dieffenb. New Zealand, ii. p. 221 (1842); Cuv. & Val. Hist. Nat. 
Poiss. Xvi. p. 350 (1847); Richards. Zool. ‘ Krebus’ & ‘Terror,’ 
Fish, p. 77 (1848) ; Giimth. Cat. Fish. vi. p. 209 (1866); Hutton, 
Fish. N. Zeal. p. 59, pl. x. fig. 94 (1872), and Trans. N. Zealand 
Inst. xxviii. 1896, p. 317; Clarke, ib. xxxi. 1899, p. 90, pl. v. 
* An excellent figure of this species is given in the ‘Cambridge Natural History,’ 
vol. vii. p. 607. 
