6. SALAEIAS. 239 



25. Petroscirtes biocellatus. 



Blennecliis biocellatus, Cin: ^- V(d. xi. p. 289 ; Gay, Hist. Chile, ZooL 

 ii. p. 263. lam. 6. fig. 3. 



D.ii. A. 19. 



14 



Body elevated anteriorly, its height before the dorsal being one- 

 fifth of the total length, and behind it one-thirteenth. Snout with 

 the anterior profile snbvertical. Canine teeth none. The inter- 

 orbital space is slightly gi-ooved, and its width one-third of the dia- 

 meter of the eye. A small forked tentacle above the orbit. The 

 doi-sal fin is not elevated, scarcely notched, begius on the occiput, and 

 does not extend on to the caudal. Lateral line rudimentary. During 

 life yellowish, marbled with black ; a black, yellow-edged spot below 

 the last rays of the dorsal, a similar but smaller one on the fii'st three 

 rays; throat with three brown bands. (Val.) 



Coast of Chile. 



26. Petroscirtes fasciatus. 



Blennechis fasciatus, Jem/ns, Zool. Beagle, Fishes, p. 84. pi. 17. fig. 1 ; 

 Gay, Hist. Chile, Zool ii. p. 265. 



D. 13 I 16-18. A, 20-21. V. 2. 



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

 of the head one-fourth. Snout mth the anterior profUe subvertical. 

 Canine teeth none. The interorbital space is voiy slightly concave, 

 and its width one-half the diameter of the eye. Above each eye is a 

 short, slightly palmated filament, not exceeding in length the dia- 

 meter of the eye. The dorsal fin is not elevated, distinctly notched, 

 commences at the nape and extends nearly to the caudal, with which, 

 however, it is not connected. Yellowish, clouded with fuscous : 

 three spots darker than the rest, arranged longitudiaally beneath the 

 posterior half of the dorsal, and having a subocellated appearance ; 

 the last the largest, and also the most distinct of the three. From 

 the median line there are eight or nine descending fascia;, alternating 

 with the same number of oblong lanceolate spots. A large black 

 spot on the first three rays of the dorsal fin, which is dotted with 

 brown. Throat with three angulated transverse dark fasciae. 



Concepcion (Chile). 



Blennechis ornatiis, Jenyns, ?. c. p. 85. pi. 17. fig. 2, cop. by Gay, I. c. 

 p. 266, from Coquimbo (ChUe), is probably identical with this species. 



6. SALARIAS*. 



Salarias, Cttv. Regne Anim. ; Ctiv. ^ Val. xi. p. 301. 



Body moderately elongate, naked ; snout short, with the cleft of 

 the mouth transverse ; a series of numerous small teeth in the jaws, 



* 1. Salarias vermiculatoides, Bleek. Act. Sac. Sc. Indo-Nederl. iii.. Siimatra, 

 p. 40. — Sumatra and Java. 



2. raaltenii, Bleck. Bknn. en Gob. p. 257. fig. 16. — Java. 



3. kuhlii, Blcek. Blenn. en Goli. p. 258. fig. 17. — Java. 4. 



