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I)ressed. Head largie, rounded above, the snout broad. Mouth large, 

 oblique, the lower jaw somewhat projecting ; maxillary extending to 

 considerably beyond the posterior margin of the small eye. Teeth 

 rather strong, in narrow bands, the outer row larger; outer teeth of 

 lower jaw somewhat movable. Opercle adnate to scapular arch from 

 upper edge of pectoral upwards. Scales very small, cycloid. Head 

 naked. Fins moderate; dorsal spines very slender, not filamentous, 

 lower than the soft rays; caudal truncate, about as long as pectorals, 

 and considerably shorter than head; ventrals inserted under lower an- 

 terior edge of pectorals. Head 3f ; depth 4i. D. VIZ £-12; A. 11; Lat. 

 1. about 00. L. 2i inches. Coast of California; rare. 



((rohiits riewherrii Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 185(5, 136: Gobi us newberrii 

 Giintlier, iii, 72: Eacyclogobius newherrii Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 265.) 



34S.— G4>BI®§€>I?IA Girard. 



(Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1858, IrtO: type Gohius aJepidotus Bloch Sc 

 Schneider.) 



This genus differs from Gohius mainly in the entire absence of scales. 

 The teeth are in several series, the outer row enlarged, and there are 

 no canines. Dorsal spines usually 7. {Gohius: ?w//a, body.) 



993. fio aSepsdotajasi (Bl. & Schn.) Girard. 



Olive brown, with 7 or 8 paler transverse bars; fins dark brown; 

 caudal with 2 or 3 curved bars. Body elongate, little compressed. 

 Head somew^hat flattened above; mouth rather small; maxillary ex- 

 tending nearly to opposite middle of orbit. Caudal fin pointed. Head 

 3;^; depth about 5^. D. VII-14; A. 11. South Atlantic coast of United 

 States. 



{Gohius alepidotus Bl. & Schu. 547, 1801; Giiuther, iii, 85: Gohius boscii C. &, V. xii, 

 9,5.) 



994. G. moEostU5n Girard. 



Husky brown; fins with blackish streaks. Head large, depressed; 

 snout rounded; jaws even; maxillary scarcely reaching i^upil. Caudal 

 fin rounded, shorter than head; anal shorter than second dorsal; ven- 

 trals small, not reaching vent; pectorals broad, reaching beyond the 

 ventrals; dorsals contiguous; isthmus very wide. Body short and 

 chubby. Head 3^; depth U. D. VII-12; A. 12; P. 16. {Ginml.) 

 Coast of Texas; ascending streams, said to have been once taken at 

 the Falls of the Ohio. 



(Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1858, 169; Guuther, iii, 556.) 



