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104. GOBIID^E GOBIUS. 63," 



Lot very blunt. Jaws even. Mouth somewhat oblique 5 maxillary ex- 

 tending to opposite the pupil; isthmus very wide. Dorsals well sepa- 

 rated, the second somewhat longer than the first; anal short, inserted 

 behind front of second dorsal; ventrals not reaching to vent; pectorals 

 broad and rounded, reaching vent; dorsal spines not filiform. Head 

 3; depth about 4. D. VI-11; A. 11; Lat. 1. 30. Saint Joseph's Island, 

 Tex. (Girard.} 



(Gobius cattilus Girard, U. S. Mex. Bound. Surv. Iclitli. 1839, 26.) 



343. ESJCTEN<e><SBIU Gill. 

 (Gill, Ami. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y. vii, 45, 1859: type Euctcnogobius badius Gill.) 



This genus differs from Gobius in the dentition, the teeth being 

 pointed, in a single series in the upper jaw and in a very narrow band 

 in the lower. (su, well; xrct?, comb; Gobius; from the ctenoid scales.) 



93. E. Eyrie MS (Grd.) J. & G. 



Brownish, obscurely barred with darker. Body oblong elongate, 

 tapering slightly from occiput to caudal peduncle. Head oblong, com- 

 pressed. Snout very blunt; profile in front of eyes nearly vertical. 

 Mouth moderate, nearly horizontal; maxillary reaching beyond middle 

 of orbit. Teeth conical, rather strong, in two rows in front of lower 

 jaw, in one on the side, and in one in the upper jaw. Fins all high; 

 middle rays of spiuous dorsal produced; caudal lanceolate; pectoral 

 reaching beyond tips of ventrals, which reach the vent. Head 4.^ in 

 length; depth about 4|. D. VI-11; A. 11; Lat 1. 32. Eio Grande. 



{Gobius lyi'icus Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1858, 169: Gobius lyricus Gtiuther, 

 iii, 550.) 



3-14. GOS51US Linnaeus. 



Gobies. 

 (Artedi; Linnaeus, Syst. Nat.: type Gobius wir/er L.) 



Body oblong or elongate, compressed behind. Head obloug, more or 

 less depressed. Eyes high, anterior, close together; opercles unarmed. 

 Mouth moderate. Teeth on jaws only, conical, in several series, those in 

 the outer row enlarged; no canines; isthmus broad. Scales moderate, 

 ctenoid; cheeks usually naked; belly generally scaly. Dorsal usually 

 with 6 spines; pectorals large; ventrals completely united, not adnate 

 to the belly; caudal fin usually obtuse. Species very numerous. Onr 

 species are very little known, and some of them may not belong to this 

 genus. (xw/??; Latin, Gobius or Gobio, a name applied to the gudgeon 

 (Gobio fluviatilis) and to other small fishes; allied to Cobitis, chub, etc.) 



*Body entirely scaly. 



a. Upper rays of pectorals partly free, finely branched, silk-like. 



