GOBIUS STRIGATUS. 



Alaxilla fupcrlor diduftilis, paulo latior, obtufa ; OJfa utrinque bina : anteriora mobilla, leviter 

 curvata, utraque extremitate fuperne lobata : pojlcriora feparata, linearia, apice vix dila- 

 tata, angulum oris efFormantia, extus fubcarinata, 



Labia dentcs tegentia, fatls ampla, fimplicia, cutacea : fuperlus vix latius. 



Dentcs \\\ utraque maxllla conferti, insquales, acuti, introrfum verfi : laterales tres vel quatuor 

 antice majores : In maxilla inferiore paulo longiores. Mcmbranie gingivales pone dentcs, 

 tranfverfx, anguftas, cutaceE. 



Lingua mcdlum oris attlngens, feffilis, obtufa, lasvis, cartilaginea, fuperne plana. 



Palatum planlufculum, laeve. 



Faux fuperne et inferne exafperata dentlculis introrfum verfis, llnearlbus, acutls : In duas areas 

 fuperne difpofitls : inferne In unam. 



^pcrtura nafales fubmediae inter oculos et aplcem roftrl, fuborbiculares, minutas, dlftantes : 

 antcrior paulo major, fubtubulofa : poficrior Inter anterlorera et oculum, nuda. 



Ocnll apici roftri quam commiflurae fuperlori aperturas branchialls dimidio propiores, fupremi, 

 obllqui, orblculares, mediocres, cute communi tefti. Iris vlrldi-argentea. fupi/la nlgra. 



Opcrcula Branchiarum oflea, flexHia, cute communi tefta ; Antcriora angufta, bilaminata ; 

 lamina extcrior oblonga, levlter curvata : intericr paulo minor ; Poflcriora bllamlnata : 

 lamina fupcrior fubcunciformis : infcrior mlnor, oblonga, fubtus curvata. 



Jfpertura Branchialis poftica, medlocris, margine pofleriore carinata. 



Mcmbrana Branchiofcga unltre, flerno affixae ; Radii levlter curvatl : intermedll feparati. 



Branchies utrlnque quaternse, arcuats ; Radii m parte concava uniferiatl, molles, breves : In 

 interlore fctacei. 



Pinna DorfaHs Prima brevis, nuda ; incipiens fupra medium Plnnarum Peftorallum ; defncns 

 fere intcr apicem roflri et bafin Plnnrs Caudalls ; Radii dlfiantes, membranam fupe- 

 rantes, fetacei, moUes : primus fecundo quater brevior, pertingens bafin quintl, fimplex : 

 fecundus, tertius et quartus longiores, ultra medlum Pinnae Dorfalis Secundas protenfi, 

 bifidi : lacinla altera breviffima : quintus primo paulo longior : fextus vlx brevlor, prc- 

 tenfus ultra partem anticam bafeos Plnnoe Doifalls Secundce, pofllce membrana corpori 

 affixus. Mcmbrana unicns fubdlaphana, plcla. 



LC : D I I : : 44- : i6 | L C : D i F : : 44 : 23 



Pinna Dorfalis Sccunda longa, nuda ; incipicns mox pone finem bafeos Plnnae Dorfalis Prim:E, 

 fcre inter oculos et ba(in Piance Caudalls ; definens Inter apicem Pinnas Caudalis et fineni 

 bafeos Pinnse Dorfalls Primas ; Radiiis prlmus fccundo vix brevlor, fimplex, mollls : re- 



ilqui 



