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analysis. Perhaps there are other genera related to these scaled 

 blenuies that I have overlooked. 



Clark Hubbs (Stanford Ichthyol. Bull., vol. 4, No. 2, p. 50, 1952) 

 in a key defines the clinid families, of which one is the Tripterygiidae, 

 he places in the superfamily Blenniicae. One of his characters is 

 II anal spines, but I (1950) find even among the American species 

 of the genus Tripterygion I or II anal spines. 



J. L. B. Smith (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 11, vol. 12, pp. 535-546, 

 figs. 1-4, 1945; and vol. 14, pp. 732-736, figs. 1, 2, 1947) defined new 

 genera and species of Clinidae from South Africa and gave a key to the 

 genera of that region. It is possible that his Blennioclinus stella Smith, 

 and Lahroclinus Smith are related to Triptej^ygion. Specimens were 

 not available for study. 



Scott published (Pap. Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania, vol. 89, pp. 137- 

 138, 1955) a key to the Clinidae of Tasmania which is a refinement of 

 his key published in 1939. He recognizes 5 genera and describes as 

 new Clinus puellarum. 



KEY TO THE GENERA OF CLINIDAE CLOSELY RELATED TO TRIPTERYGION 



la. First dorsal with III to VII spines, notably separated from second spiny 



dorsal fin, or the membrane is incised to base forming two distinct spiny 



dorsal fins. 



2a. First dorsal fin with V to VII spines, second dorsal with about XIX to 



XXII spines; anal with about II, 25 to 27; pectoral rays about 17 to 



19; vertical scale rows about 60 to 65; lateral line, anteriorly, separated 



from base of second spiny dorsal by 5 or 6 scales; breast scaly; head 



naked Forsterygion »♦ Whitley and Phillipps 



2b. First dorsal fin with III or IV spines; second with X to XVII; dorsal soft 

 rays 6 to 15; anal I or II, 13 to 26; scales in about 20 to 45 vertical rows. 

 .3a. Lateral line represented bj' pores anteriorly, and convexly curved (some- 

 times nearly straight) above pectoral fin, separated by 2 to 5 scales 

 from base of spiny dorsal fins, and ending from opposite base of 

 second dorsal to opposite front of base of soft dorsal, thence com- 

 mencing 1 or 2 scales below and continuing as notched scales along 

 midlengthwise axis of body. 

 4o. Pectoral rays 14 to 16; 2 or 3 scales between anterior lateral line and 

 base of second dorsal; first dorsal usually with III, occasionally 



IV, spines Tripterygion Risso 



4b. Pectoral rays usually 1 1 ; 4 or 5 scales between anterior lateral line and 

 base of second dorsal; dorsal rays IV-X-12 or 13; anal 1,22 or 

 23; lateral line pores 15 + 25 Notoclinus " Gill 



»< FoTSterygion Whitley and Phillipps, Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand, vol. 69, No. 2, p. 236, 1939 (type 

 species, Bknnius varius Bloch and Schneider= Tripterygion nigripenne Cuvier and Valenciennes, probably= 

 Tripterygion capita Jenyns, Zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, pt. 4, FLsh, pp. 94-95, pi. 19. fig. 1, 1842 

 (Bay of Islands, New Zealand). 



«5 NntocUnus Gill, Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. vol. 6, pp. 9,'j-124, 1893 (type species, Tripterygion fenestralum= 

 Blenni us fenestratns Bloch and Schneider). Gill based the genus Notoclinm on a large specimen of fenesfratum 

 In the U. S. National Museum from New Zealand, USNM 39672, which measures 180 mm. in standard 

 length. 



Dr. Richard Rosenblatt, who Is revising this subfamily, In a letter dated August 1, 19.57, Informed me that 

 this genus should be referred to the subfamily Clintnae. 



