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first dorsal from the eye is more than that of the enoiit from the 

 praeoperculum. None of the pectoral rays silk-like ; the ventral ex- 

 tends to, or nearly to, the vent. Transparent greyish or yellowish ; 

 hack minutely dotted with black ; sometimes several darker spots 

 along the middle of the side ; generally a black spot be' ween the 

 last two rays of the first dorsal fin. 

 Coasts of Europe. 



a. Adult. Frith of Forth. — Named Gohius arenarius (?). 



b, c. Adult and half-grown. Frith of Forth. 



d. Adult. Frith of Forth. — Named Gobhis unipunctatus. 

 e-lc. Adult. Mouth of the Thames. Presented by J. Frembly, Esq. 

 I. Many specimens, Brighton. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 

 m-o. Adult and half-grown. South Devon. Collected by G. Mon- 

 tagu, Esq. 

 p-q. Adult. England. Presented by Mr. Moore. 

 r-s. Adult. Sicily. Presented by W. Swainson, Esq. 

 t, u-z, a, p-y. Adult. 



Parnell's assertion, that specimens with a spot on the first dorsal 

 fin have two rays more in the anal fin than those without a spot, is 

 not confirmed by my examination of numerous specimens. Sec also 

 Thompson in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1840, v. p. 9. 



Gohhcs gracilis (Jenj-ns, Brit. Vert. p. 387 ; Tarrell, Brit. Fishes, 

 2nd edit. i. p. 290, 3rd edit. ii. p. 331 ; Pam. Fislies Frith of Forth, 

 p. 85) appears to be a rather doubtful species. Small specimens 

 deposited in the British Museum, and named Gohius gracilis, agree 

 much more with young individuals of Gohius nirjer than with the 

 descriptions given by Jenyns and Parnell. Jenyns probably ex- 

 amined young individuals of G. minutus. [See Thompson, Aim. & 

 Mag. Nat. Hist. 1839, i. p. 356 and ii. p. 28.] 



112. Gohius colonianus. 



Gobius colonianus, liisso, Eur. Merid. iii. p. 285 ; Cuv. 8f Val. xii, 

 p. 51. pi. 345. 



The keight of the body is one-sixth of the total length, the length 

 of the head one-fourth ; the depth of the head is three-fifths of its 

 length, and its breadth one-half. The first dorsal fin is nearly twice 

 as high as the second, and considerably higher than the body, but 

 none of the rays are produced ; none of the pectoral rays silk-like. 

 Brownish, minutely dotted with black, the dots forming ill-defined 

 spots on the sides ; the first dorsal with a round, black, wliite-edged 

 spot between the last two spines. 



Coast of Nice. 



113. Gobius banana. 



Poisson de Roche, Rochefort, Hist. Nat. Antilles, pp. 188, 189 (fig. bad). 

 ? Gobius tajasica, Lichtenst. in Berl. Ahhundl. 1822, p. 273 (uot 



3Inrcfir.). 

 Gobius banana, Cnv. iir Val. xii. p. 103. 



