1905,] OF THE FAMILY GALAXIID.E. 377 



longer than eye, tlie diameter- of which is 5-5^ in the length of 

 head, interorbital width 2i-2|-. Lower jaw slightly or distinctly 

 projecting ; maxillary extending to below anterior 5 of eye. 6 or 

 7 branchiostegals. 11 or 12 gill-rakers on the lower part of the 

 anterior arch. Dorsal 11-13 (IV-V 7-8) ; distance from origin 

 of doi'sal to base of caudal 34-44- in the length of the fish. Anal 

 13-14 (lY 9-10), commencing below or somewhat in advance of 

 the middle of dorsal, when laid back extending neai-ly to the 

 procurrent caudal rays. Pectoral extending a little more than | 

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

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

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

 ^~| of the distance from their base to the origin of anal. Caudal 

 slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 1^-1 f as long as deep. 

 Brownish (in spirit) ; caudal fin with a more or less distinct pair of 

 dark stripes running from the base to the posterior angles of the 

 fin. 



Culpa Creek, Kew South Wales. 



1-4. (110-125 mm.) types of the species. Australian Museum. 



16. Galaxias weedoni. (Plate XI. fig. 1.) 



Galaxias tveedoni Johnston, Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania, 1881, 

 p. 131 (1882). 



Galaxias atkinsonii Johnston, 1. c. 



Lower jaw with the lateral teeth slightly or distinctly enlarged 

 and canine-like. Depth of body 5-6^ in the length, length of 

 head 5. Snout slightly longer than eye, the diameter of which is 

 4|-4|- in the length of head, interorbital width 2^-21. Lower 

 jaw slightly shorter than the upper ; maxillary extending to below 

 the middle of eye. 9 branchiostegals ; 9 gill-rakei'S on the lower 

 part of the anterior arch. Dorsal 11-12 (lY 7-8); distance 

 from origin of dorsal to base of caudal 3f-3-| in the leng-th of the 

 fish. Anal 14 (lY-Y 9-10), commencing below or in advance 

 of the middle of dorsal, when laid back nearly reaching the 

 procurrent caudal rays. Pectoral extending ^-|- of the distance 

 from its base to the base of ventral. Yentrals 7-rayed, originating 

 at a point equidistant fi'om tip of snout and base of caudal or 

 from base of pectoral and origin of anal, extending -^— | of the 

 distance frora their base to the origin of anal. Caudal slightly 

 emarginate. Caudal peduncle 1^- as long as deep. Brownish, 

 with dark brown spots and vertical bars ; a dark bar above the 

 base of pectoral ; fins Avith a few dark spots. 



Tasmania. 



1. (110 mm.) Tasmania. R. W. Johnston, Esq. 



2-3. (100 and 105 mm.) Australian Mus. 



The first specimen was received from Mr. Johnston in 1880, 

 and it appears to correspond to his Galaxias iveedoni from the 

 River Mersey. 



Five small specimens (50-68 mm.) from Lake Laura, received 



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