The Blenniidce of South Africa. 135 



to caudal on upper half of body and from behind pectorals to 

 caudal on lower half ; a white band from dorsal through interorbital 

 space to snout, and a brown band from eyes to snout, extending on 

 to lower lip ; outer margin of dorsal and anal, and extremity of caudal 

 white ; inner half of ventrals white, outer portion reddish brown. 



Four specimens from Simons Bay (Selbourne Dock), in length 

 ranging from 122 mm. to 146 mm. The species greatly resembles 

 C. ancjuillaris, but has fewer dorsal and anal spines and rays, the 

 snout is somewhat different in shape, and the 3rd ventral ray is 

 minute. 



CLIHUS BRACHYCEPHALUS, C. and V. 



Clinus brachycephalus, Cuv. and Val., xi, p. 371 ; Giinth., iii, 

 p. 264. 



Blennioclinus brachycephalus, Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1860, 

 p. 103, vide Jordan and Everman, Bui. U.S. Nat. Mus., iii, p. 2360. 



Teeth, a narrow band of sharp-pointed teeth, those in the outer 

 row being larger, on both jaws ; a patch on vomer. Depth of body 

 4i to 5 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 4f to 

 4f times. Distance from eye to point of snout about 1^ times 

 interorbital width and 1 to 1^- times diameter of eye, which is 3f to 

 5 times in length of head ; depth of caudal peduncle 3 to 3^ times in 

 length of head. No orbital tentacles, anterior nostril with a well- 

 developed one divided and fringed at the end ; interorbital space con- 

 vex ; head short and blunt, slightly depressed on top, the anterior 

 profile well rounded from snout to nape ; mouth small with a lateral 

 cleft, maxillary reaches to the vertical of anterior margin of orbits. 

 Pores on head and shoulders, a row down posterior margin of 

 preoperculum, and a row along each side of arched portion of lateral 

 line from the head to where the curve descends to the median line. 



Dorsal xxix 9-10 ; commences in line with posterior margin of 

 preoperculum and reaches nearly to caudal. The first 3 spines are 

 a little removed from the 4th, to which they are joined by a trans- 

 parent membrane, the space between the 3rd and 4th being about 

 equal to the distance between the bases of the 1st and 3rd ; the first 

 2 are close together and f to f the length of the head ; succeeding 

 spines are a little lower and about equal in height as far as the 26th, 

 the last 3 successively decreasing until only about length of head 

 or ^ to i- the height of adjacent soft ray; a deep notch is thus formed 

 between spinous and soft-rayed portions of the fin. The soft rays 

 are higher than the spines and decrease in length posteriorly. 

 Pectorals 13 ; nearly as long as head, broad and rounded, membranes 



