496 REVIEW OF NORTH AMERICAN GOBIID^. 



Body oblong, the depth 7 in total length ; head flattish above, 5 in 

 total ; snout equal to eye, more than 4 in head ; teeth in both jaws in 

 a band, the outer row recurved, the last tooth on each side in the 

 lower jaw somewhat enlarged in the male. Brownish yellow j four 

 linear dark spots in a line on the sides, a dark spot and numerous 

 black dots at base of caudal ; ventral fins barred. Dorsal Vl-11, Anal 

 10. Scales large. 



26. Gobius stigmaticus. 



Smarar/dits stigmaticus Poey, Memorias lie Cuba, ii, 281, 1861 (Cuba). 

 Gobionellus stigmaticus Poey, Syn. Pise. Cub., 394, 1868 (Cuba) ; Poey, Enu- 



nieratioPisc. Cub., 126, 1876, (Cuba) ; Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. PMsli. North. 



America, 947, 1883 (copied) ; Jordan, Cat. Fish. North America, 106, 



1885 (specimen referred to from Florida Keys). 

 Gobius stigmaticus Jordan, Proc. U. S.Nat. Mus., 1886,49 (Havana, Cuba). 



Hahitat. — West Indian fauna; Cuba, Florida Keys. 



We have numerous specimens of this species from Havana, where it 

 is not rare. Specimens iTom the Florida Keys, in the U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 have been identified with it by Dr. Bean. The difference between the 

 sexes in form and color, is in this species considerable. With this 

 species begins the transition from the more typical gobies to the elon- 

 gate forms called Gobileptes or Gobionellus. 



27. Gobius encaeomus. 



Gobius encwomus Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 611 (Charleston, 

 S. C.) ; Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. North America, 945, 1883 (Charleston, 

 S. C); Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 141 (Key West) ; Jordan, Cat. 

 Fish. Nnrth America, 105, 1885 (no locality) ; Jenkins, Johns Hopkins Univ. 

 Circular 43, 11, 1885 (Beaufort, N. C). 



Gobionellus encwomus Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, 28 (Beaufort, N. C). 



Habitat. — South Atlantic coast of United States. 



This abundant species is very close to G. stigmaticus, of which it is 

 probably a northern variety. Only the difference in color, and some 

 slight differences in proportions seem to distinguish it. As in G. stigmat- 

 icus, the sexual differences are marked. The specimens before us are 

 from Beaufort, N. C. 



28. Gobius lyricus. 



Gobius hjricus Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 18:>8, 169 (Brazos Santiago, 

 Tex.) ; Girard, U. S. & Mex. Bound. Survey, 25, plate xii, tig. 4 and 5, 1859 

 (Brazos Santiago, Tex.); Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., iii, 550, 1861 

 (copied); Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882,294 (Galveston, 

 Tex.) ; Jordan, Cat. Fish. North America, 105, 1885 (name only). 



Euctenogobius lyricus Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. North America, 633, 1883. 



? Gobius wiirdemaunii Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1858, 169 (Brazos 

 Santiago, Tex.); Girard, U. S. & Mex. Bound. Survey, 28, 1859 (copied); 

 Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. North America, 105, 1883 (copied). 



Sviaragdus costalesi Poey, Memorias de Cuba, ii, 280, 1861 (Rio Almendares) ; 

 Poey, Syn. Pise. Cub., 394, 1868 (Cuba); Poey, Enumeratio Pise. Cub., 

 126, 1876 (Cuba). 



Habitat.— Gulf of Mexico; Texas, Cuba. 



