SYNOPSIS. 369 



pi. 27. Mura3noides guttata, Lacep , Yarr. Brit. Fish., 

 i. p. 269. 

 Gen. XLII. Zoarchus. Body elongated and anguilliform ; 

 anterior portion of the dorsal and anal fins without spiny rays ; 

 dorsal, anal, and caudal fins united ; ventrals of three rays, 

 placed before the pectorals ; teeth conical, placed in a single 

 row. 



Sp, 70. 2. viviparus. Viviparous Blenny. Body compressed 

 and tapering behind ; head small and blunt anteriorly ; 

 skin smooth and naked, covered with an unctuous secre- 

 tion ; dorsal fin even in the outline till just before its union 

 with the caudal, wiien it becomes suddenly depressed; 

 caudal rounded ; colour pale brown, the upper parts mot- 

 tled with darker brown. — Cuv. d& Val., xi. p, 454 ; Tan\ 

 Brit. Fish., i. p. 273. Blennius vi\7iparus, Bloch, pt. 11, 

 pi. 72 ; Penn. Bnt. Zool, iii. p. 283, pi. 61 ; Don. Brit. 

 Fish., pi. 34. 

 Gen. XLIII. Anarrhichas. Body smooth and elongated; 

 dorsal the whole length of the back, composed entirely of sim- 

 ple rays, and not united to the caudal ; ventrals wanting ; teeth 

 in front long, powerful, and cutting, the others truncated or re- 

 sembling large bony tubercles ; branchiostegous rays six. 

 Sp. 71. .4. lupus. Wolf-fish. Head flattened a little on the 

 crown, the nose rounded and blunt ; mouth large ; dorsal 

 fin extending from tlie nape of the neck almost to the tail ; 

 pectoral fins broad and rather long ; anal fin half the length 

 of the body ; tail rounded ; colour of the upper parts dark 

 brownish grey, with vertical bands and spots of a deeper 

 hue. — Linn., Cuv. ^ Val., xi. p. 473. Wolf-fish, Pemi. 

 Brit. Zool, iii. p. 201, pi. 27. 

 Gen. XLIV. Gobi us. Dorsals two, ventrals thoracic, joined 

 together under the thorax, and forming a hollow disc ; body 

 covered with scales, the free edges of which are ciliated ; bran- 

 chiostegous rays five. 



Sp. 72. G. niger. Black Goby. Dorsal fins contiguous, the 

 first with six rays, the second with all the rays of equal 

 height ; lower jaw rather longest; anal nearly correspond- 



