1. UODTUS. 67 



darker dots ; a black spot on the posterior part of the spinous ilor^.sl , 

 the soft dorsal with l)lackish spots ; tlio other fins immaculate. 



linos. 



Total length 2:\ 



Length of the head '> 



Height of the body ;i.\ 



Diameter of the eye 1 



Length of the caudal fin ."{J 



ffah. ? 



<i. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



f>h. Canine tfi'tli. 



125. Gobius sphinx. 

 Ow. ^- Val. xii. p. ',« ; mdc. lliuuht, iii. p. I().!. 

 D. (; I ^. A. ^. L. lat. .-,;{. 



The lower jaw is provided with a small canine tooth on each sitU'. 

 Eighteen longitudinal series of scales between the second dorsal and 

 the anal fins. Head compressed, higher than broad. 1'he height 

 of the body is contained four times and a fourth in the total length, 

 the length of the head four times and a half. The snout is obtuse, 

 •somewhat longei' than the diameter of the eye ; the interoi-bitiil 

 space is Hat, scaleless, and its width is one-half the diameter of the 

 eye. Dorsal fins close together, lower than the b(Kly ; the distame 

 of the first dorsal from the eye is rather more than that of the snout 

 from the pneoperculum ; none of tlu; pectoral rays silJc-like ; the 

 ventral has the basal membrane moderately developed, and does not 

 extend on to the vent. Body with four or five brownish cross-ltarids ; 

 belly rose-coloured, with about twelve blue cross-streaks ; lu'ad 

 with numerous blue, darker-edged spots ; the first dorsal clouded 

 with violet and dotted with blue, like the second and the caudal. 

 Ventral and amd fins rt)se-eoloured, with black margin ; the former 

 entirely dotted with blue, the latter only post'>riorly. (Jill-membrane 

 with a brown cross-bar. 



Sea of New Guinea. East Indian Archipelago. 



a. Fine specimen. Coram. From Madame Ida IMcidri's Collection. 



b. Fine specimen, l^ornco. I*urch;ised of ^Ir. Frank. 



12(). Gobius phalaena. 



Vuv. Sc Val xii. p. 5)2; lihrl: Ihnida, i. p. 244. 



D. f;|i-. A.i-. L. lat. 52. 



The lower jaw is provided with one or two small canines on each 

 side. Sixteen longitudinal series of scales between the second 

 dorsal and the anal fins. Head rather compressed, higher than 

 broad. The height of the body is contained foui- times and tlin^e- 



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