1. GOBIUS. 35 



rounded ; ventral subcirciilar. Scales of moderate size ; head with 

 small prickles. Brownish. 

 Massuah ; Sea of China. 



a, b. Fine specimens. Red Sea. Collected and presented by Dr. 



E. RiippeU. 

 c. Adult : not good state. China Seas. Presented by Captain Sir 



E. Belcher, C.B. 



bb. Canine teeth present. 

 a. Head as higli as long. 



61. Gobius amiciensis. 

 Cnv. ^ Val. xii. p. 135. 



D-6|^. 



'^•f 



Body thick, its height being equal to the length of the head, and 

 one-foiu'th of the total. Head convex, as high as long. Canine 

 teeth. Caudal rounded ; ventral subcircixlar. Scales of moderate 

 .size. Brownish. {Vol.) 



Tongatabou. Carteret Harbour (New Zealand). 



^. Head longer than high. 

 aa. The fii"st spine of each of the dorsal fins stiff. 



62. Gobius bitelatus. 

 Cui\ ^- Val. xii. p. 89. 



D-6|^. A.±. 



The height of the body is one-fifth of the total length, the length 

 of the head somewhat less than one-fourth. The profile of tlie head 

 descends obliquely, and is slightly convex. Dorsal fins rather lower 

 than the body, the first spine of each being strong, not flexible. 

 Canine teeth. Scales large. Greyish, with pearl- coloured dots on 

 the sides of the head and body ; some small black spots along the back, 

 and on the sides of the tail ; caudal dotted with brown. ( VaJ.) 



Red Sea. 



63, Gobius notacanthus. 



BleeJc^; Goram, p. 210. 



D. 6 ||. A. 3^. L. lat. 28. 



The height of the body is contained five times and a half in the 

 total length, the length of the head four times and two-thirds. The 

 eyes are veiy close together, and occupy the middle thii-d of the length 

 of the head. The snout is very obtuse, convex. The teeth of the 

 outer scries are enlarged ; canine teeth in the lower jaw. Cleft of 

 the mouth oblique ; head naked. The first spine of each of the 

 dorsal fins is strong, not flexible ; the other spines are produced, 

 higher than the body, the foui'th and fifth being the longest ; the 



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