236 KECOKDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Glossogobius giuris, Buchanan. 



Gohius giuris, Bnclianau, Fish. Ganges, 1822, pp. 51, 366, pi. xxxiii., fig. 

 15. Id., Gilnther, Brit. Mus. Cat. Fish., iii., 1861, p. 21. Id., Day, 

 Fish. ludia, 1876, p. 294, pi. Ixvii., :fig. 1 (vide synonymy). Id., 

 Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ii., 1878, p. 356. 



Gohius fasciato-jinnctatus, Richardson, Voy. " Sulphur," Ichth., 1845, p. 

 145, pi. Ixii., figs. 13, 14. 



Glossogohius giuris, Weber, "Siboga" Exped., Ivii., 1913, p. 468, fig. 93. 



Gohius sauruides, Casteluau, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, iii., 1878, p. 48. 



Eleotris luticeps, De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales, ix., 1884, p. 692. 



D. vi/10; A. 9; p. 21; V. i/5; C. 13. 34 rows of scales between 

 the upper base of the pectoral and the hypural joint, and 11 between the 

 anterior dorsal and anal rays. 



Depth 5'8 in the length between the premaxillary symphysis and the 

 hypural joint; head, without the mandible, about 3 in the same. Eye 6 

 in the head, and 1"8 in the snout, which is 3'3 in the head. Interorbital 

 space 1"8 in the eye. Depth of the caudal peduncle 3'3 in the head ; 

 breadth between the pectoral bases subequal to the depth. Second dorsal 

 spine 2 2, first dorsal ray about 2, third anal ray 27, and caudal 13 in 

 the head. 



Head naked, with the exception of a few small scales on the upper 

 portion of the operculum. About five rows of minute pores cross the 

 cheek horizontally, and others extend around the eye and preopercular mar- 

 gin, and on the operculum, 'snout and mandible ; an open pore between the 

 eyes, and others behind the preopercular margin. Eyes of moderate size, 

 superolateral, and separated by a flat interorbital space. Snout long, 

 obtusely pointed, the mandible much longer than the upper jaw ; maxillary 

 reaching to below the middle of the eye. Nostrils close together, the 

 anterior in a short tube, the posterior a simple opening slightly nearer the 

 eye than the end of the snout. Premaxillary teeth in two series, the outer 

 formed of a I'ow of fixed subulate teeth, and the inner of a band of depres- 

 sible teeth, the innermost of which are much longer than the others and 

 acicular ; mandibular teeth similar. Tongue largely free, its anterior 

 margin deeply notched. Free edges of the gill-membranes separated by a 

 space about half as wide as the eye ; exposed margin of the shoulder- 

 girdle smootli, without papilhv. 



Body subcylindrical anterioi-ly, compressed postei'iorly, and covered 

 with rather large, angular, ctenoid scales, which ai'e largest posteriorly. 

 They extend forward to a little behind the eyes on the nape, and onto the 

 breast and base of the pectoral. A small genital papilla. 



First dorsal commencing a little before the middle of the pectorals ; 

 the second spine is longest, the others decreasing backwards ; dorsal rays 

 decreasing in length backwards, the last reaching about half its distance 

 from the caudal. Anal nearly opposite the soft dorsal, the rays increasing 

 in height backwards. Pectoral nari'owly rounded, the median rays almost 

 reaching the vertical of the vent. Veutrals completely united, insei-ted 

 behind the pectorals, and reaching about three-quarters of their distance 

 fi-om the vent. Caudal I'ounded. 



