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might perhaps be referred to Galaxias truttaceus Cuv. & Val.; 

 also that the following considerations, on the whole, seemed to 

 favour the view that the fishes were merely activating — the 

 specimens were enveloped in a thick film of mucus; there was 

 nothing remarkable about the structure of the branchiae, nor did 

 there appear to be any special apparatus for enabling the fishes 

 to breathe for lengthened periods out of water; the eyes were 

 fully developed, and likewise the ventral fins (though small). 



