blenniidae: salariinae — schultz and chapman 333 



Head 3.5 to 4.1; greatest depth 4.2 to 5.1; longest pectoral ray 4.0 

 to 4.9; snout tip to anus 2.2 to 2.3; anal fin base 2.4 to 2.5; all in 

 standard length. Eye 3.4 to 3.8; snout 2.7 to 2.8; postorbital length 

 of head 1.5 to 1.7; greatest depth of body 1.2 to 1.3; least depth 2.5 

 to 3.0; longest pectoral ray 1.1 to 1.2; longest dorsal spine 2.0 to 2.1; 

 all in length of head. Fleshy interorbital space 2.5 to 3.0 in eye. 



Orbital tentacle slender, simple, with 2 to 4 short cirri on inner edge 

 near base and none on outer edge; orbital tentacle about half to 4/5 

 diameter of eye in length, a single nuchal cu-rus on each side; nasal 

 flap short with about 4 to 7 short cu-ri; snout profile rounded, with a 

 trifle forward slant; edge of upper lip with the middle ttiu-d smooth 

 and outer third on each side crenulate; lower lip with smooth edge; 

 lateral line arched over pectoral fin, then descending to midlengthwise 

 axis of body a little in front of tips of pectoral fins, ending over anterior 

 third of anal fin base; vertical line through dorsal origin passes through 

 pelvic bases; dorsal fin with a deep notch over last dorsal spine; mem- 

 brane behind last soft dorsal ray is attached to upper edge of caudal 

 peduncle; anal origin under base of thu-d or fourth from last dorsal 

 spine; last anal ray without free membrane posteriorly attaching it to 

 caudal peduncle; pectoral fins reaching to anus; anal spines of female 

 small, the first embedded, those of adult males enlarged and con- 

 voluted at tips, the next three soft rays also swollen at tips; posterior 

 canines on lower jaw distinct; teeth fine, numerous, movable, of equal 

 size in both jaws; vomer with a row of small blunt teeth; no cephalic 

 crest. 



Color in aZco/io^.— Background coloration whitish or light tan, mid- 

 sides with about 6 or 7 double spots representing an intensification of 

 famt bars; other evidence of bars is sometimes represented by a row 

 of lightly pigmented areas along lower part of side; the dark pig- 

 mented area above and just behind the pectoral base and below 

 lateral line is no more intense than other dark spots along midside 

 of body; oblong white spots, or short lengthwise white streaks, occur 

 on some specimens, these arranged in rows along sides, one row just 

 below midlengthwise axis and another along lower side, other small 

 white spots occur but are not arranged in definite rows; the holotype 

 lacks these white spots since it is somewhat faded, dorsal and anal 

 fins dusky, svith a transverse row of white spots about halfway out 

 on both fins (another row of white spots at base of anal fin on one 

 paratype); caudal fin barred with dusky; head a Httle dusky, with 7 

 narrow pale or white lines from front of snout and below eyes, cross- 

 ing upper lip, one of these median at front of snout, and 3 on each 

 side, a fourth one occurs on each side just behind corner of mouth, 

 all these (except the median one) continue on under side of head, 

 obliquely extending toward each other but not quite meeting at mid- 



