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109. Gobiosoma alepidotum (Blocb & Schu.) Grd. P. (30854.) 

 {Cohlosoma moJcstum Grd.) 



Eiither common about Pensacola. Numerous specimens taken with 

 the seine in the Laguna Grande. 



Color in life light olive, closely punctulate with darker under the 

 lens; sides of body withln-oad dusky shades which alternate with nar- 

 row paler bars, which are sometimes chain-like. A longitudinal series 

 of small linear dark spots along the middle of side of the body; a dark 

 space above and in front of base of pectoral; sometimes a dark area 

 below eye. Dorsals, anal, and ventrals blackish, usually without dis- 

 tinct markings, sometimes faintly barred with reddish ; pectorals pale, 

 dusky, and speckled at base. 



Head 3f ; depth 4. D. VII, 13; A. 10. 



We are unable to distinguish our specimens from G. cdepidotnm of the 

 Atlantic coast. 



110. loglossus calliurus Bean MSS. P. 



Body very elongate, slender, much compressed, of equal depth 

 throughout ; head compressed, without osseous crest ; mouth very oblique ; 

 the lower jaw strongly projecting; premaxillaries in front on the level 

 with pupil ; maxillary extending to opposite front of pupil, its length 

 I'f in head; upper jaw with a narrow band of about two series of coni- 

 cal cardiform teeth ; those of the outer row much larger than the others ; 

 behind these are two small conical curved canines ; lower jaw with a 

 single row of smaller teeth, behind which are about 4 canines directed 

 somewhat backward ; the posterior pair largest and strongly curved ; 

 no teeth on vomer or palatines. Tongue narrow, pointed. Eye large, 

 nearly twice length of snout, 3i in head, its diameter considerably more 

 than depth of cheek, about half more than interorbital width; opercles 

 unarmed. Pseudobranchiii? present. Gill openings wide, extending for- 

 wards below, the membranes attached mesially to the very narrow isth- 

 mus, across which they do not form a fold. Gill-rakers long and slender. 



Dorsal fins separated by a short interval, the first of very slender 

 somewhat filamentous spines, the longest about as long as head ; second 

 dorsal httle more than half as high as first, apparently nearly uniform, 

 separated from the caudal by an interval nearly half length of head ; 

 caudal lanceolate, its middle rays filamentous, about half the length of 

 rest of body ; anal rather high, similar to soft dorsal. Yeutrals I, 4, 

 inserted very slightly in advance of base of pectorals, the two fins very 

 close together, but apparently quite separate and without basal fold of 

 skin ; the fin little longer than head, the inner rays filamentous. Pectoral 

 with broad base, about 1^ in head. Anal papilla very short, midway be- 

 tween tip of snout and base of caudal. 



Body with very small, non-iml)ricate, imbedded scales, these a little 

 larger and imbricate on the tail; cheeks with imbedded cycloid scales. 

 Scales very weakly ctenoid, most of them appearing cycloid. Xo lat- 

 eral line. 



