1. GOBIUS. ^2 



33. Gobius ornatus. 



Gobius ornatus, RUpp. Atl Fische, p. 135, and N. W. Fische, d 137 



ventrahs, {Ehrenb.) Ciiv. ^ Vol. xii. p. 113. 



— — interstinctus, Richards. Voy. Ereb. ^ Terr. Fishes, p. 3. pi. 6. 



figs. 3-6 ; Bleek. Amb. ^- Ceram, p. 275. 

 —J- periophthalmoides, Bleek. Natuurk. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. 1851 



1. p. 249. ' 



^■6 1 15^- A.i. L.lat.26. 

 Seven longitudinal series of scales between the second dorsal and 

 the anal fin. The height of the body is contained six or seven times 

 m the total length, the length of the head four times and a half; the 

 head IS rather broader than high, its width being contained one and 

 a half tunes m its length. The eyes are very close together ; their 

 diameter is three times and a half in the length of the head. Snout 

 obtuse convex, as long as the eye. Crown of the head scaly. The 

 clelt ol the mouth is scarcely oblique, Avith the jaws nearly equal in 

 length AU the teeth very small. Dorsal fins somewhat lower than 

 the body ; caudal rounded ; the upper rays of the pectoral silk-like. 

 Lrreen, with numerous brown spots and yeUow dots; all the fins 

 except the ventral, dotted with black. 



Bed Sea ; East Indian Archipelago ; Philippine Islands : North- 

 west coast of Australia. 



«. Fine specimen. Eed Sea. Collected and presented by Dr E 

 RiippeU. J • • 



b. Half-grown. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



c. Adult. Moluccas. 



d. Pine specimen. Philippine Islands. 



e-f. Adult. Peejee Islands. Voyage of the ' Herald.' 

 g. Half-grown : bad state. [ ^^^^^ ""^^'est coast of Australia. 



h-h. Half-grown: not good state, ) J'^om the Haslar Collection .— 

 , , , ,, ^ I Tj-pes of G. interstinctus. 



I. Adult. Presented by Sir J. Eichardson. 



34. Gobius giuris. 



Korah-motta, Russell, pi. 50. 

 Koku, Russell, pi. 51. 

 Bullae korah, Russell, pi. 53. 



Gobius giuris, Ruch. Ham. Fish. Gang. p. 51. pi. 33. fig. 15; Cuv & 

 Vol xii. p. i2 ; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xii., Blenn. en Gob. p. 24 



n^o "\P""- ^ ^**^- ''"• P- ^^ ; "^^'^^OM in 3Iadr. Journ. xv. 



^i ill Q "'' ^'""'" ^'^*"^- P- ^^^' -^"^y- '^^y- ^»<^- -P"'**- 



pi. 14. ng. 3. 



russelii, Cuv. ^ Val. xii. p. 75. 



catebus, Cm: Sf Val. xii. p. 76. 



kora, Cuv. ^- Val. xii. p. 77. 



celebicus, Cuv. fy Val. xii. p. 74; Bleek. Banten, p. 318. 



kurpah, Sykes in Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 352. pi. 61. fio-. 1. 



platyceplialus, Peters, 3Ionatsber. Berl. Acad. 1852, ^681 



—- phaiosoma, Bleek. Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxiL, Blemi en 



Gob. p. 30, and Natuurk. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. 1851, i. fig. 5 



