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peduncle. All 3 specimens have wavy dark crossbars on caudal fin. Both dorsals 

 and anal dotted with black; pectorals and ventrals colorless. The internal color, 

 of course, is not visible in the preserved specimens. It is evident from Metzelaar's 

 description and figures that some specimens have more distinct crossbars than 

 the ones at hand. 



In addition to the color markings, this little fish, which apparently grows only 

 a little more than an inch (27 mm.) in length, is recognized by the very slender 

 body (depth in standard length about 8 to 10), pointed snout, and rather large 

 oblique and nearly terminal mouth. 



Dutch West Indies and Florida. S, F. H. 



Gobionellus boleosoma (Jordan and Gilbert) 



Gobius boleosoma Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 5, T882 (1883), p. 295 — 



Pensacola, Florida. 

 Gobius encaeomus Jordan and Gilbert, ibid., p. 611 — South Carolina. 

 Gobionellus boleosoma Ginsburg, Bull. Bingham Oceanog. Coll., vol. 4, art. 2, 1932, p. 23. 



(This publication contains a full synonymy of this species.) 



Although Dr. Longley did not list this species, there is a specimen in his col- 

 lection, about 50 mm. long, in bad condition. According to Ginsburg, reviser of 

 the genus, who saw this fish, it almost certainly belongs to this species. As there 

 is no label with the specimen, the exact place of capture is unknown. Its condition 

 indicates that it may have been recovered from the stomach of a fish. 



The fin formulas are D. VII-11; A. 11. Scales lost in part, about 33; some teeth 

 in upper jaw anteriorly enlarged; none enlarged in lower jaw; apparently none 

 of dorsal spines produced. According to Ginsburg, the usual number of spines is 

 6, 7 being unusual. 



Color grayish; a large, conspicuous black spot at shoulder; head and sides with 

 smaller and much less conspicuous dark specks and markings, with suggestions 

 of a series of larger dark spots along middle of side; dorsal fins and caudal with 

 dark markings. 



Panama to North Carolina. S. F. H. 



Gobionellus stigmaticus (Poey) 



Seven specimens, 2 males and 5 females, 132 to 13S mm. long, were taken from 

 a small patch of muddy bottom inshore, in about 10 feet on the west side of 

 Loggerhead Key. The fish moves about freely over the bottom, and occupies 

 small vertical holes of unknown origin, but does not return to the same one after 

 its frequent excursions. 



D. VI-I,i2, except in 2 specimens having respectively 1 ray more and 1 less; 

 A. I,i 1 in 1, 1,i2 in the others; rays of soft dorsal and anal barely reaching caudal; 

 scales about 30, none in mid-line before dorsal fin, or on side in advance of pec- 

 toral base; side of upper jaw anteriorly with 3 or 4 rather strong incurved 

 canines, and a double row of similar but smaller teeth throughout the length of 

 the jaw, the outer larger; lower jaw with small incurved teeth in a villiform 

 band of several rows, the 5 or 6 outer anterior teeth on either side enlarged; first 



