:((f fiOBIID.E. 



are equal in height, and lower than the body; the second, third 

 and fourth spines of the anterior dorsal are the highest, termi- 

 nating in very fine short filaments ; caudal fin rounded, one-fifth of 

 the total length ; the ventral reaches nearly to the vent ; none of the 

 pectoral rays silk-like. Brown (in spirits), with darker spots ; head 

 with some indistinct darker dots ; a blackish band edged with lighter 

 from the maxillary to the lower part of the root of the pectoral ; 

 another, which is narrower, and sometimes indistinct, runs parallel to 

 the former to the upper part of the root of the ])ectoral. Dorsal fins 

 with a transparent margin, the anterior brownish, the posterior with 

 oblique blackish lines ; the upper half of the caudal with bi'own 

 crescent-shaped dots between the rays ; anal, ventral, and pectoral 

 blackish ; the latter with the base of lighter colour and with two 

 blackish spots, produced by tlie bands described. 

 Austraha, 



a-g. Fine specimens. Australia. From Mr. Gould's Collection. 



lines. 



Total length 46 



Height of the body 8 



Length of the head 10 



Diameter of the eye 1 1 



Length of the caudal fin 9 



73. Gobius cyanoclavis. 



Cant. Catal. Mai. Fishes, p. 185. 



D.6|l. A. I. L.lat.32. 



iSeven longitudinal series of scales between the second dorsal and 

 the anal. The height of the body is one-sixth of the total length, 

 the length of the head one-fifth ; the breadth of the latter at the 

 nape is contained twice and a half in the depth, which exceeds one- 

 half of the length of the head. The length of the diameter of the eye 

 is one-fifth of that of the head, and considerably more than the width 

 of the intcrorbital space. Snout obtuse, rather longer than the eye ; 

 cleft of the mouth oblique, wdtb the lower jaw slightly projecting be- 

 yond the upper ; one or two canine teeth on each side of the lower 

 jaw. The scales of the uape and of the sides of the head are much 

 smaller than those of the body. The spines of the anterior dorsal 

 produced, sometimes very long ; the second dorsal and the anal pos- 

 teriorly as high as the body ; caudal a little pointed. Greenish-grey, 

 the scales with a central azure spot : anterior dorsal clouded with 

 bro'WTi ; posterior dorsal and caudal with series of white spots and 

 with the upper margin orange ; the other fins black ; the anterior 

 margin of each of the anal rays accompanied by a blue streak. 



Sea of Pinang. 



a, h. Adult and half-grown : skins. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 T}pes of the species. 



