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side of body enlarged. Small scales only on bases of pectoral and 

 caudal. No lateral line. 



Spinous dorsal beginning behind base of pectoral, margin of fin entire, 

 spines graduated down from first which are longest, and height of fin 

 a little more than greatest depth of l^ody. Soft dorsal inserted over 

 that of anal, first ray highest and others graduated down. Origin of 

 anal aljout opposite that of soft dorsal, and graduated to last rays 

 which are longest. Margins of both rayed dorsal and anal entire. 

 Caudal damaged, elongate, and median ra^'s longest. Pectoral broad, 

 with long scaled fleshy iDase and not quite reaching opposite vent. 

 Ventrals sejmrate, small, sjjine short and reaching about half way to 

 anal. A'ent well before anal and with an anal papilla. 



Color in alcohol deep brown, back darker, and lower surface a more 

 livid or soiled brownish, on abdomen and lower surface of head some- 

 what whitish. On lower side of head a number of small whitish round 

 spots, and on lower side of trunk a number of short indistinctly defined 

 vertical bars of same color. Trunk and head also more or less mottled 

 W'ith a darker shade of brown than general body-color, sprinkled with 

 various irregular blackisn spots. Dorsals brownish, margins whitish, 

 below which is a broad l^lackish submarginal band, most distinct on 

 spinous fin. Below dark bands another pale or whitish one, similar to 

 margins. Basal portions of dorsals brownish marked with a number 

 of rather large Avhitish spots of irregular distribution. Other fins 

 brownish, pectoral and caudal darker and anal pale. Iris slaty. 



Length 2^ inches (caudal damaged). 



Three examples. 



GOBITN.E. 

 85. Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton). 



Head 3; depth 5i; L). ^T-I, 9; A. i, 8; scales 32 in lateral line to 

 base of caudal, and 3 more on latter; 14 scales between origin of dorsal 

 and that of anal; snout 3 J in head from tip of upper jaw; eye 4-J-. In 

 alcohol body shows traces of about 8 pale longitudinal narrow lines 

 which are continuous. Side with 5 nebulous or brownish blotches. 

 Opercle with a dusky-brown blotch. Several short deep brown bars 

 on base of pectoral. In several of these latter points it will thus be 

 seen to differ a little from Day's figure of Gobius giurusJ^ I.engtli 4| 

 inches. Five examples. 



•'' Fishes of India, II, 1876, PI. 66, fig. 1. 



