31. GOBIO. 173 



Gobio obtusirostris, Cuv. 6|- Val. xvi. p. 311. 



lutesccns, J> Filippi, Cenni, p. 7. 



vulgaris, Jfcckel i?j- Kner, Siissjmssei-f. p. 90. figs. 42 & 43. 



Leuciscus gobio, Giinth. Fische d. Ncclairs, p. 44. 

 Gobio poUinii, De Betta, Ittiul. Veron. p. 77. 

 beuacensis, Nimii, Cenni, p. 42. 



D. 10. A. 8. V. 8. L. lat. 40-44. L. transv. G|/6i. 

 Vert. 37-41 (21/18). 



The height of the body is one-fifth or nearly one-fifth of the 

 total length (without caudal). Tail compressed. Snout obtuse, 

 with the upper profile convex ; 65^6 a little behind the middle of 

 the length of the head (in adult specimens). Barbels not ex- 

 tending beyond the centre of the eye (in adult examples), frequently 

 shorter. A series of round blackish spots along the lateral Une, 

 sometimes confluent posteriorly. Dorsal and caudal fins with trans- 

 verse series of black dots. 



Temperate parts of Europe. 



a-c. Adult. Loiigh Neagh, Ireland. Presented by L.Conyngham, Esq. 



d-e. Skins. Scotland. From Mr. Parnell's Collection. 



f-g. Adult. London. From Yarrell's Collection. 



h. Adult. Holland. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



('. Large specimen. Rhine. Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 



/,-. Adult. River Main. Presented by Dr. A. Giinther. 



l-m. Half-grown. River Main. Presented by Prof. v. Siebold. 



n. Many adult and young specimens. Neckar. From the Stuttgart 



Collection. 

 o-q. Half-grown. River Isar. Presented by Prof. v. Siebold. 

 r, s-v. Adult and half-grown, Danube. 



w. Adult : skin. River Ticino. Presented by T. C. Eyton, Esq. 

 x-y. Half-grown. River Rieka (Montenegro). From the Milan 



Museum. 

 z. SkiiU. River Ahr (Rhenish Prussia). From Dr. A. Giinther's 



Collection. 



2. Gobio uranoscopus. 



Gobius lluviatilis minor, Wilhu/hhy, Hid. Pise. p. 264 ; Artedi, Sijnon. 



p. 11. no. 21. 

 Cyprinus uranoscopus, Ayass. Isis, 1821^, p. 1048, tab. 12. fig. 1 a-d, 



and 1829, p. 44. 

 Gobio lu-anoscopua, Cuv. i^- Val. xvi. p. 312; HecJcel Sf Ktier, 



iiiinatrcis-^erf. p. 93. figs. 45 & 46; Siebold, Siissicasserf. p. 115. 



D. 10. A. 8. V. 8. L. lat. 40-42. L. transv. 6|/7|. 



The height of the body is one-sixth, or nearly one-sixth of the 

 total length (without caudal). Tail scarcelj' compressed, sub- 

 cj'hndrical. Snout somewhat pointed, with the upper profile nearly 

 straight ; eye behind the middle of the length of the head (in adult 

 specimens). Barbels extending to or beyond the hind margin of 

 the orbit. Dorsal and caudal fins with one, two, or three transverse 

 series of blackish dots. 



Rivers Isar, Salzach, Save, and Idria. 



