228 ItLENNIIDiE. 



tcrior profile very oblique, once and a half the rliamctcr of the ej'e. 

 A ciu-ved tooth in both jaws. Orbital tentacle none ; a short fringed 

 tentacle at tlie anterior nostril ; the interorbital space concave ; neck 

 swollen (in adult specimens). The dorsal fin begins above the middle 

 of the operculum, is deeply notched, and not continuous with the 

 caudal ; the spines are flexible. Blacldsh-brown, with dark bands 

 across the back. 



Mediterranean. Sea of Madeira. 



a. Fine specimen. Madeira. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 

 h. Half-grown. Madeira. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 



37. Blennius geminatus. 



Wood, Joiirn. Acad. Nat. Sc. P/iilad. iv. p. 278 ; Cm: ^- Val. xi. p. 265. 

 D.l|. A. 16. 



The height of the body is four times in the total length, the length of 

 the head four times and a half. Snout obtuse, ■with the upper profile 

 straight and very oblique. A curved tooth in the lower jaw, that of 

 the upper very small. Orbital tentacles long, each divided into three 

 from the base ; the interorbital space is very concave, and its width 

 is one-half the vertical diameter of the eye ; a transverse groove 

 behind the tentacles. The dorsal fin begins immediately behind the 

 vertical from the praeopercular margin, is slightly emarginate, and 

 not continuous ■with the caudal ; its spines are stiff, not flexible at 

 the top. The lateral line descends abruptly behind the pectoi'al. 

 Brown, marbled with darker ; a round black spot between the first 

 and second dorsal spines. 



Coast of South Carolina. 



a. Adidt. 



38. Blennius piinctatus. 

 Wood, I. c. p. 279; Ctiv. Sf Val. xi. p. 267. 



D. 27. A. 18. 



The height of the body is one-fourth of the total. The profile 

 between the extremity of the snout and the origin of the dorsal forms 

 a quarter of a circle. Orbital tentacle long, bifid superiorly ; neck 

 with two small rough prominences. Head and body spotted with 

 black ; a blackish spot between the first and third dorsal spines ; 

 caudal ■with five brown bands. 



Coast of South Carolina. 



4. CHASMODES. 



Chasmodes, Cuv. ^ Val. xi. p. 295. 



Body oblong, naked ; cleft of the mouth rather wide. A single 

 dorsal fin ; ventrals jugular, composed of two or three rays. A single 

 series of immoveable teeth in the jaws (sometimes a small canine tooth 



