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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[Apr., 



Blennius foxi sp. nov. 



Head 3^; depth 3|; D. XI, 15; A. 18; P. 14; V. i,3; head width 



'3 ) 



If in its length; head depth at ventral origin 1|; snout 3^; eye 3|; 

 maxillary 2f ; interorbital space 2 in eye; first dorsal spine about 

 If in head; tenth dorsal ray about If; tenth anal ray about 2\; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2f; caudal fin If; tenth pectoral 

 ray 1|; ventral 2. 



Body elongate, well compressed, contour elongately ellipsoid, with 

 greatest depth at pectoral base. Caudal peduncle well compressed, 

 short. 



Head large, compressed, rather pointed, anterior upper profile 

 moderately oblique, moderately convex sides slightly more wide 

 below than above. Snout short, profile oblique, surface convex, 

 slightly shorter than broad. Eye large, high, rounded, and anterior 



in head, centre falling slightly behind first third in length of head. 

 Pupil horizontally ellipsoid. Supraorbital cirrus large, its length 

 about equals postorbital portion of head, and with two smaller 

 filaments each side basally. Mouth moderate, terminal, and jaws 

 about even, gape below upper basal edge of pectoral. Lips broad, 

 fleshy. Maxillary large, slightly inclined, and nearly extending 

 back opposite centre of eye. Teeth simple, close-set, and about 

 17 in each jaw. Also each jaw with a posterior canine on each side 

 posteriorly (thus 4 in all), and the upper a little anterior to middle 

 in length of maxillary as viewed laterally. Mandi])le strong, convex 

 over surface, and rami not much elevated inside mouth. Tongue 

 thick, fleshy, little free, and far back. Nostrils separated, though 

 rather close, and near middle in length of snout. Interorbital 

 narrowly concave. 



