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Show 1 9 0 5 .] OF THE FAMILY GALAXII1LE. 3 7 7 longer than eye, the diameter of which is 5-5^ in the length of head, interorbital width 2-g-2f-. Lower jaw slightly or distinctly projecting ; maxillary extending to below anterior | 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 dorsal to base of caudal 34- 44 in the length of the fish. Anal 13-14 (IY 9-10), commencing below or somewhat in advance of the middle of dorsal, when laid back extending nearly to the procurrent caudal rays. Pectoral extending a little more than f 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-^-lf as long as deep. Brownish (in spirit) ; caudal fin with a more or less distinct pair of rlark stripes running from the base to the posterior angles of the fin. Gulpa Creek, New South Wales. 1-4. (110-125 mm.) types of tlie species. Australian Museum. 16. G a la x ia s w e ed on i. (Plate XI. fig. 1 .) Galaxias weedoni 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 44-4| in the length of head, interorbital width 2^-2|. Lower jaw slightly shorter than the upper; maxillary extending to below the middle of eye. 9 branchiostegals; 9 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. Dorsal 11-12 (IY 7-8); distance from origin of dorsal to base of caudal 3f~3-| in the length of the fish. Anal 14 (IY -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. 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| as long as deep. Brownish, with dark brown spots and vertical bars; a dark bar above the base of pectoral; fins with 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 weedoni from the River Mersey. Five small specimens (50-68 mm.) from Lake Laura, received 26* |