376 MR. C. TATE REGAX ON THE PISHES [NoV. 28, 



Gulaxias kokopit Clarke, Trans. N. Zealand Inst. xxxi. 1899, 

 p. 88, pi. iv. 



Lower jaw with distinct lateral canines. Depth of body 4-4| 

 in the length, length of head 3|-3i. Snout a little longer than 

 eye, the diameter of which is 5 in tlae length of head, interorbital 

 Avidth 2i-2^. Jaws equal anteriorly; maxillary usually extending 

 beyond middle of eye. 8 or 9 branchiostegals. 10 or 11 gill-rakers 

 on the lower part of the anterior arch. Dorsal IV 9-10; distance 

 from origin of dorsal to base of cavidal 4-4^ in the length of the 

 fish. Anal IV-V 10-11, commencing below or a little behind the 

 origin of dorsal, Avhen laid back extending beyond the base of 

 caudal. Pectoral extending |— | of the distance from its base to 

 the base of ventral. Ventrals 7 -rayed, originating at a point 

 equidistant from cheek or posterior margin 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 origin of anal. Caudal 

 ti'uncate. Caudal peduncle nearly | as long as deep. Brownish, 

 with rather large rounded, oblong or crescentic, light yellowish 

 .spots ; fins dusky. 



New Zealand. 



1-3. (163-205 mm.) New Zealand. Capt. Stokes. 



4. (196 mm.) Thomson Sound, Otago. Otago Mus. 



14. Galaxias occidextalis. (Plate XI. fig. 4.) 



Galaxias occidentalis Ogilby, Proc. Linn. tSoc. N. S. Wales, 

 xxiv. 1899, p. 157. 



Teeth in the jaws subequal, without distinct lateral canines. 

 Depth of body 5| in the length, length of head 5-J-. Snout a 

 little longer than eye, the diameter of which is 4i in the length 

 of head, interorbital width 2i. Lower jaw projecting ; maxillary 

 extending to below anterior g of eye. 6 or 7 branchiostegals. 

 10 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. Dorsal 10 

 (ill 7) ; distance from origin of dorsal to base of caudal 4|- in 

 the length of the fish. Anal 15 (Y 10), commencing below the 

 origin of dorsal, when laid back not nearly extending to the 

 procurrent caudal rays. Pectoral extending a little more than 

 |- of the distance from its base to the base of ventral. Ventrals 

 7-rayed, originating at a point equidistant from tip of snout 

 and base of caudal or a little nearer to origin of anal than to 

 base of pectoral, extending a little more than -^ of the distance 

 from their base to the origin of anal. Caudal slightly emarginate. 

 Caudal peduncle 1^ as long as deep. Yellowish, with narrow 

 dark cross-bars on the sides of the body ; a pair of dark blotches 

 on the basal part of the caudal. 



Western Australia. 

 1. (155 mm.) one of the types. W.Australia. Australian Mus, 



15. Galaxias waitii, sp. n. (Plate XL fig. 2.) 



Teeth in the jaws subequal, without distinct lateral canines. 

 Depth of body 6|-6|- in the length, length of head 4|— 44. Snout 



