3. BLENNirS. 221 



21. Blennius graphicus. 



Risso, Eur. Merid. iii. p. 234. fig. 44. 



D. 38. A. 26. 

 Orbital tentacle long, with two appendages at the base. Yellowish : 

 head and body with small blue streaks. (Risso.) 

 Mediterranean. 



22. Blennius sphinx. 

 C>ut\ ^ Val. xi. p. 226. pi. 321 ; Guichen. Explor. Alger. Poiss. p. 70. 

 D. i|. A. 20. 



16 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is five 

 times and a half in the total. The snout is very obtuse, with the 

 anterior profile subvertical. The anterior portion of the dorsal is 

 elevated, and higher than the body ; a very distinct notch between 

 the soft and spinous dorsal. The lower jaw with two strong curved 

 teeth on each side ; the upper with only one, which is feeble. Or- 

 bital tentacles well developed, filiform. Ycllo\vish-green, with six 

 or seven brown, white-edged cross-bands ; the upper portion of the 

 spinous dorsal with five bluish longitudinal lines. A blue spot, edged 

 with red, behind the eye ; sides of the head with small white spots, 

 edged with black. Throat with three oblique brown bands. 



Mediterranean. 



23, Blennius pavo. 



Galerita s. Alauda cristata, Rondel, vi. cap. 21. p. 204 ; Gesner, p. 17 ; 



Aldrov. i. cap. 25. p. 114; Willughby, p. 134. tab. H. 6. fig. 7. 

 Alauda non cristata, Rondel, vi. cap. 22. p. 205. 

 Blennius pavo, Risso, lehth. Nice, p. 133, and Eur. Merid. iii. p. 235 ; 



Ciiv. ^ Val. xi. p. 238. pi. 323 ; Guichen. Explor. Alger. Poiss. p. 73. 

 lepidus, Pall. Zoogr. Ross. p. 171 ; Nordm. in Demid. Voy. Russ. 



Mh-id. iii. p. 405. pi. 6. fig. 3. 



D.^^^. A. 24-25. Yert.^^l-^. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and one-fifth of the total. Snout obtuse, with the upper profile con- 

 vex and abniptly descending. A very strong cui-ved tooth in the 

 lower jaw, a more feeble one in the upper. Crown of the male spe- 

 cimens elevated in a more or less prominent fleshy crest, beginning 

 between the orbits ; orbital tentacle very small. The dorsal fin 

 commences above the middle of the operculum, is not notched, and 

 continuous with the caudal. Brownish-green, with broad dark cross- 

 bars on the back ; the anterior part of the body with light-bluish 

 vertical stripes ; a dark-blue band from the crest on the head through 

 the eye to the throat, wliich is crossed by three angular brown bands ; 

 a black, white-edged spot behind the eye. 



Mediterranean. 



a, h. Fine specimens. Coast of Dalmatia. 



c-d. Adult. Adriatic. 



e-h. Young : skins. Livorno. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



