] 905.] OF THE FAMILY GALAXIID^. 371 



nearly as long as eye, the diameter of which is o^-4r^ in the length 

 of head, interorbital width 2|-3. Jaws equal anteriorly ; 

 niaxillaiy extending to below anterior margin of eye or slightly 

 beyond. 6 or 7 branchiostegals. 9-12 gill-rakers on the lower 

 part of the anterior arch. Dorsal III-IY 8 ; distance from origin 

 of dorsal to base of caudal 3|"4^ in the length of the fish. Anal 

 lY-V 11-14, commencing below the origin of dorsal, when laid 

 back not reaching the caudal. Pectoral extending from less 

 than I to -L of the distance from its base to the base of ventral. 

 Yentrals 7-rayed, originating at a point a little nearer to base of 

 caudal than to tip of snout or equidistant from middle of pectoral 

 and origin of anal, extending from a little less than |- to nearly |- 

 of the distance from their base to the oiigin of anal. Caudal 

 slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle l|-2 as long as deep. 

 Olivaceous, covered with numerous irregular blackish spots ; fins 

 immaculate. 



Patagonia ; Tierra del Fuego ; Falkland Islands. 



1. (73 mm.) tj^pe of G. coppingeri. Alert Bay. Dr. Coppinger. 



2-3. (76 and 83 mm.) Orange Bay. Paris Mus. 



4-8. (82-93 mm.) Falkland Is. Commander Knocker. 



9-11. (65-75 mm.) Falkland Is. R. Vallentin. Esq. 



12-21. (70-120 mm.) Estero de Penco. Mons. F. Lataste. 



6. Galaxias alpinus. 



Mesites alpinus Jenyns, Zool. 'Beagle,' Fish. p. 121 (1842). 



Galaxias alpinihs Cuv. & Yal. Hist. Nat. Poiss. xviii. p. 356 

 (1846); Gunth. Cat.. Fish. vi. p. 212 (1866). 



Teeth in the jaws subequal, without distinct enlarged canines. 

 Depth of body about 7 in the length, length of head 44— 4|, Snout 

 shorter than eye, the diameter of which is 3-3jj in the lengibh of head 

 and equal to the interorbital width. Lower jaw slightly projecting ; 

 maxillary extending to below anterior i of eye. 6 branchiostegals. 

 12 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. Dorsal III 

 8-9 ; distance from origin of doi'sal to base of caudal 3|—3|- in the 

 length of the fish. Anal lY 12-13, commencing below or slightly 

 behind the origin of dorsal, when laid back not reaching the 

 caudal. Pectoral extending ^ or nearly | of the distance from its 

 base to the base of ventral. Yentrals 7-rayed, originating at a 

 point equidistant from middle or posterior part of eye and base 

 of caudal or from middle of pectoral and origin of anal, extending 

 4-# of the distance from their base to the orig-in of anal. Caudal 

 appai-ently slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle twice as long- 

 as deep. Head and body with small blackish dots, which are 

 especially developed to form a mid-dorsal longitudinal band. 



Alpine lakes of Hardy Peninsula, Tierra del Fuego. 



1. (52 mm.) one of the types of the species. Cambridge Univ. Mus. 



Through the kindness of Dr. S, F. Harmer, F.R.S., I have been 

 enabled to examine the types of the species, two specimens which 

 measure 52 and 62 mm. respectively in total length, and to retain 

 one of these for the British Museum Collection. 



