214 BLENNIID^. 



the upper profile abruptly descending. A curved tooth in the lower 

 jaw and a very small one in the upper. Orbital tentacle well de- 

 veloped. The dorsal tin commences in the vertical from the prse- 

 opercular margin and has flexible spines ; a very distinct notch be- 

 tween the spinous and soft portions ; the latter not continuous with 

 the caudal. Uniform dark brown (in a preserved state). 

 South coast of Africa. 



a. Adult : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



3. Blenuius tasmanianus. 



Richards. Tram. Zool. Soc. iii. p. 129. 



D.i|. A. 2 + 19. 



The height of the body is contained four times and two-thii-ds in 

 the total length, the length of the head four times. Snout obtuse, 

 with the anterior profile abruptly descending. A curved tooth in each 

 of the jaws. Orbital tentacle well developed, posteriorly fringed ; a 

 small tentacle at the nostril. The width of the interorbital space is 

 less than the vertical diameter of the eye ; a transverse groove behind 

 the tentacles. The dorsal fin commences in the vertical from the 

 prJEopercular margin and has flexible spines ; a distinct notch be- 

 tween the spinous and soft portions, the latter being separate from 

 the caudal. Brownish-grey dotted with brown ; head and vertical 

 fins blackish. 



Coast of Van Diemen's Land. 



a. Adult. Van Diemen's Land. From the Haslar Collection. — 



Type of the species. The orbital tentacles shrunk. 



b, c-i, 1-, Up, q-x. Adult, half-grown, and young. Van Diemen's 



Land. 



4. Blennius semifasciatus. 



Ritppell, N. W. lische, p. 134. 



D. 29. A. 20. 



The anterior profile of the snout subvertical. Crest on the head 

 none ; a short fringed tentacle above the orbit, none at the nostril. 

 The lower jaw with a strong curved tooth, another smaller one in 

 the upper jaw. Dorsal fin not notched, and of equal height. Brown : 

 back with seven dark cross-bars, each formed by two streaks ; 

 whitish lines diverge from the eye downwards ; opercles and pectoral 

 fins dotted with whitish ; a blackish spot between the first and 

 second dorsal spines. 



Massuah (Red Sea). 



5. Blennius cornifer. 



Rilppell, Atlas Fische, p. 112, and N. W. Fische, p. 133. 

 D. 32. A. 25. 

 The anterior profile of the head subvertical ; eyes rather large, 



