332 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 

 72. GOBIUS NIGRIPINNIS. 



Plate XII., fig. 2. 

 D. 6JL A. \ L. lat. 33. 



Teeth small, conical ; an exterior row in the upper jaw longer 

 than the others. The height of the body is one-sixth of the total 

 length, and the length of the head is one-fourth of the same. The 

 eyes are about the diameter of the orbit apart, and are about the 

 same distance from the intermaxillary. The head is obtuse in 

 front, and the mouth is slightly oblique. The scales are rather 

 large towards the tail, which is long and obtusely pointed. The 

 colour is greyish black. The fins are all more or less black. 

 The dorsals are tipped with yellow. 



This species was found at Palm Island. The length is about 

 three inches. 



There are a number of other species of Gobius in the collection 

 which we find ourselves compelled to pass over for the present ; 

 some because they are represented only by single or imperfect 

 specimens, and others from an inability to satisfy ourselves that 

 they had not been previously described by others. 



73. — Apocryptes lineatus. 



Plate XII., fig. 3. 



D. 6 T L A. T \ L. lat. 64. 



Teeth distinct, conical, and sharp ; those on the lower jaw 

 nearly horizontal with a recurved canine on each side. Height of 

 body one-fourth of the length ; length of head one-fifth of the 

 same. Scales becoming much larger towards the tail. Caudal 

 fin obtusely pointed. Colouration, dirty white, with two black 

 bands — one extending from the muzzle through the eye to the 

 anterior third of the soft dorsal fin, — the second through the 

 operculum and base of the pectoral fin to about the middle of the 

 body. The first dorsal fin has a black patch extending more or 

 less along its entire base ; the second dorsal has four elongate 

 black basal spots extending to the body. There is also a well- 

 marked spot at the base of the caudal fin. 



