36 GOBIID.^. 



second dorsal is lower than the body ; caudal rounded. Greenish : 

 each scale with pearl- coloured, violet-edged dots ; a series of from 

 three to five brownish spots along the side ; sides of the head with 

 short bhiish, violet-edged streaks ; the second dorsal with bluish dots, 

 pectoral with minute white dots ; anal fin -^-ith short, obli(]ue, white 

 streaks. (BleeJc.) 

 Sea of Goram. 



Perhaps identical with Goblus bitelatus. 



64. Gobius caninoides. 

 Sleeker, Ambolna 8f Ceram, p. 274. 



D-6|i^. A.ij. L.lat.30. 



The height of the body is contained five times and a half to six 

 times in the total length, the length of the head four times and a half. 

 The eyes are verj' close together, and the length of their diameter 

 is contained three times to three times and a half in that of the head. 

 The snout is obtuse, convex, shorter than the eye. The teeth of the 

 outej- series are enlarged; canine teeth in the lower jaw. The first 

 spine of each of the dorsal fins is strong, not flexible ; none of the 

 spines are produced ; the vertical fins lower than the body ; caudal 

 rounded. Green, with blackish spots ; most of the scales with a 

 blackish dot. Dorsal and caudal fins with series of blackish dots ; 

 anal violet. (Bleeh.) 



Seas of Amboyna, Celebes, and Booroo. 



^^. All the spines and rays of the fins flexible. 



65. Gobius capistratus. 

 Peters in Wiegm. Archiv, 1855, p. 251. 



D. 6|f^. A.3L. L.lat. 31. 



Scales in nine longitudinal series. The height of the body is con- 

 tained four times and a half in the total length (without caudal), 

 the length of the head three times and a half. Snout short, convex ; 

 the eyes are very close together, and occupy the second quarter of 

 the length of the head. Teeth of the outer series enlarged ; the 

 outermost of the lower jaw curved and depressed. Dorsal fins lower 

 than the body ; caudal rounded ; none of the upper pectoral rays 

 silk-like. Greenish, with five broad brown cross-bars on the back, 

 altematijig with others crossing the lower part of the body ; scales 

 more or less distinctly white-spotted ; a brown vertical band through 

 the eye ; pectorals dotted with white ; the first spine of the an- 

 terior dorsal, the rays of the posterior and the caudal fin brown- 

 spotted. {Pet.) 



Ibo (coast of Mozambique). 



This species appears to be closely allied to Gobius ophihalmotcenia, 

 Bleek. 



