Mem. Nat. Mus. Vict., IX, 1936. 
VICTORIAN SPECIES OP THE GENUS GALAXIAS, 
WITH DESCRIPTIONS OP TWO NEW SPECIES. 
By George Mach, 
Ornithologist^ National Museum. 
McCulloch (1929, p. 47) listed six species of the genus 
Galaxias as occurring in Victoria. The names of two of these 
are here consigned to the already extensive synonymy of 
G. attenuatus and three other species are added, making in all 
seven species now known from Victoria. Of the additional 
forms two are described as new, and G. planiceps, previously 
known only from New South Wales, is recorded from this 
State. 
Requests for informatit)ii on the smaller fishes inhabiting 
streams and lakes are frequent, and it is hoped that the follow- 
ing key and notes under each species will prove useful to those 
interested. So far, indigenous fresh-water fishes have 
received little attention ; every effort is made to keej 3 up the 
stock of introdued Salmonidae; European Perch {Perea 
fluviatilis) and the Gold Pish {Carassius aural as) are abun- 
dant everywhere; and, possibly as a result, the numbers of 
native fishes are diminishing. 
Key to Victorian Species. 
Ventrals 7-rayed. 
Origin on anal opposite to that of dorsal attenuatus (Jenyns) 
Origin of anal posterior to that of dorsal. 
Anal origin below or in advance of middle of dorsal. 
Anal when adpressed extending to or almost to base of caudal. 
Sides of body with irregular-shaped dark spots and blotches 
coxii Macleay 
Anal when adpressed not nearly extending to base of caudal. 
Jaws equal anteriorly. 
Sides of body with round black spots . . truttaceus (Cuvier) 
Lower jaw projecting. 
No body markings planiceps Macleay 
Anal origin behind middle of dorsal. 
Maxillary extending to below anterior 1 /3 of eye ; caudal 
slightly emarginate. 
Sides of body with dark vertical bars and blotches 
ornatus Castelnau 
Maxillary extending to below middle of eye ; caudal deeply 
emarginate. 
Sides of body with 3 or 4 large dark oval blotches fuscus n.sp. 
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