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FIGURE 13. LABRISOMUS LENTIGINOSUS Bean. 



5142 No. 500. Doe's Rock. Oct. 26. 



Associated with many individuals of L. nuchipinnis in tide-pools 

 at Doe's Rock, Paget Parish, was found a single example of a blenny 

 resembling that common species, but differing notably in color and in 

 the length of the ventral. 



The depth of the body is M of the length to base of caudal ; the 

 head is nearly Vs of the same length. The pectoral reaches to the 

 vertical through the anal origin ; the ventral is 2 as long as the head 

 and reaches scarcely more than half way to the vent (in L. nuchipin- 

 nis the ventral almost reaches to the vent). The eye equals the snout 

 in length and is % length of head. First dorsal spine ^4 length of 

 head ; tenth dorsal spine % length of head ; eighteenth spine not much 

 longer than seventeenth, nearly }/$ as long as the head. Anterior nos- 

 tril with a tufted barbel; posterior nostril with a very short tube; 

 hair-like filaments above the orbit and on the nape as in L. nuchi- 

 pinnis, but less developed. 



Color in spirits: Pale yellow; the sides with four or five very 

 faint irregular cross-bands of dull gray; head, especially cheeks and 

 nape, profusely sprinkled with minute dark points; pectoral with 

 . about six or seven narrow, interrupted bands formed by dots on the 

 rays; caudal with about six similar bands; no dark spot on front of 

 spinouts dorsal and none on opercle; soft dorsal and anal pale, mottled 

 with darker, but without evident bands. 



Length of the type, 4 > inches (112 millimeters) to base of middle 

 caudal rays. 



242. Labrisomus nuchipinnis (Quoy & Gaimard). MOLLY MILLER. 



5139 No. 84. Nonsuch Id. Hook. Sept. 3. 



5140 No. 102. Nonsuch Id. Hook. Sept. 3. 



