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NOTES WITH EESPECT TO THE EEESH WATER 

 PISHES, AND THE LAND AND FEESH WATEE 

 MOLLUSCS OF KING'S ISLAND. 



By E. M. Johnston, F.L.S. 



Mr. Joliii Brown, Surveyor, has always taken a commend- 

 able interest in matters relating to the natural history of 

 Tasmania, and for many years past he has made valuable 

 collections in remote parts of the island, which have yielded 

 novelties of great interest to science. Eecently he has spent 

 some time on King's Island, and at my request has carefully 

 observed the nature of the rocks of this dependency, and 

 has also made up a very interesting series of the same, upon 

 which I shall have pleasure in making some observations on 

 another occasion. He has also made a very interesting 

 collection of the fresh water fishes, together with a typical 

 series of the land and fresh water molluscs. These valuable 

 collections, together with notes of distribution, he has very 

 kindly placed at my disposal, and having examined them I 

 think it best to state the results for the information of 

 the members of this Society, and also in order that they may 

 be made of permanent value to naturalists generally by being 

 placed upon the Society's records. 



The collection, so far as I have observed, contains four 

 species of fishes, and nine of molluscs of which the following 

 list gives fuller particulars : — 



Fresh Water Fishes. 



Microjperca Tasmanice. Johnston. 



Locality, Yellow Eock Creek ; also inhabits the waters of the 

 Northern rivers of Tasmania. 



Galavias truiiaceus. Cuv. and Vai. (Common> 

 spotted variety.) 

 ,, attenuahis. Jenyns. 



Locality, Yellow Eock Creek ; also common throughout 

 Tasmania. 



Galaxias attenuahis, Jenyns, has a very remarkable range 

 ^f distribution, as it is reported to be common to the fresh 

 water rivers of New Zealand, Falkland Islands, South 

 America (Southern parts), Tasmania, and adjacent islands. 



