374 MR, C. TATE REGAN ON THE FISHES [ISToV. 28, 



the origin of anal. Caudal truncate or slightly emarginate. 

 Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Traces of irregular 

 dark cross-bars in the young. 



Lakes Coleridge and Wakatipu, New Zealand. 



1-3. (58-83 mm.) Lake Coleridge. Canterbuv}' Mus. 



4. (170 mm.) Ijake Wakatipu. Otago Mus. 



11. Galaxias BREVIPINNIS*. 



Galaxias hrevipinnis Gilnth. Cat. Fish. vi. p. 213 (1866); Hutton, 

 Fish. N. Zeal. p. 59 (1872), and Trans. N. Zealand Inst, xxviii. 

 1896, p. 317. 



Gcdaxias granclis Haast, Trans. N. Zealand Inst. v. 1872, p. 278. 



Galaxias robmsoni Clarke, Trans. N. Zealand. Inst. xxxi. 1899, 

 p. 89, pi. V. 



Galaxias hoUansi Hutton, Trans. N". Zealand Inst, xxxiv. 1902, 

 p. 198. 



LoAver jaw with distinct lateral canines. Depth of body 

 4|-6f in the length, length of head 4|-5^. Snout as long 

 as or longer than eye, the diameter of which is 4-6 in the 

 length of head, interorbital width 2-2^. 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 IV 8-9 ; distance from oiigin of dorsal to base of caudal 

 3|-4 in the length of the fish. Anal IV-V 9-10, commencing 

 below the middle of the dorsal, when laid back extending to the 

 procurrent caudal rays. Pectoral extending from ^ to more than 

 2 of the distance from its base to the base of ventral. Ventrals 

 7-rayed, originating at a point about equidistant from angle of 

 mouth and base of caudal or from middle of pectoral and origin of 

 anal, extending ;^-|- of the distance from their base to the origin 

 of anal. Caudal truncate or slightly emarginate. Caudal pediincle 

 li-11 as long as deep. Head, body, and fins with dax^k brown 

 spots, marblings, or reticulations. 



New Zealand and neighbouring islands. 



12. Galaxias fasciatus. 



Galaxias fasciaUts Gi'ay, Zool. Misc. p. 73 (1831), and in 

 Dieffenb. New Zealand, ii. p. 221 (1842); Cuv. & Yal. Hist. Nat. 

 Poiss. xviii. p. 350 (1847); Richards. Zoo i. ' Erebus ' & 'Terror,' 

 Fish. p. 77 (1848); Giinth. Cat. Fisli. vi. p. 209 (1866); Hutton. 

 Fish. N. Zeal. p. 59, pi. x. fig. 94 (1872), and Trans. N. Zealand 

 Inst, xxviii. 1896, p. 317; Clarke, ib. xxxi. 1899, p. 90, pi. v. 



* An excellent figure of this species is given in the ' Cambridge Natural History,' 

 vol. vii. p, 607. 



