86 GOBIID^. 



brown spots and streaks ; dorsal and anal fins with a brown band near 

 the margin. (Riipp.) 

 Suez. 



3. Gobiosoma macrognathos. 



Gobius macrognathos, Bleek. Act Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl vi., Japan, vL 

 p. 83. tab. 1. fig. 1. 



A. 



I>-6|^. 



Body elongate, with the caudal fin rounded; head depressed, 

 pointed, its length being two-ninths of the total ; eyes of moderate 

 size, directed upwards ; cleft of the mouth wide, extending behind 

 the orbit, with the jaws equal in length. Violet-rose-coloured, 

 dotted with brown superiorly, the dots forming bands across the back. 

 Vertical fins with brown dots, ventrals black. {Bl.) 



Rivers of Jeddo. 



4. Gobiosoma ophicephalum. 



Gobiu3 ophicephalus, Jenytis, Zodl. Beagle, Fishes, p. 97. pi. 19. fig. 3, 

 cop. by Gay, Hist. Cliil. Zool. ii. p. 291 (not Pall.). 



The height of the body is one-eighth of the total length, the 

 length of the head one-fifth ; head flattened, depressed, with promi- 

 nent, sniaM, wart-like dots ; teeth of the outer series enlarged ; dorsal 

 fins as high as the body ; caudal roimded. Pale lead-colour, coarsely 

 reticulated with brown. {Jen.) 



Chonos Archipelago. 



The following species appear to have more affinity to this genus 

 than to any other : — 



5. Gobiosoma nilssonii. 



Gobius nilssonii, Dub. ^ Kor. in Vet. Akad. Handl. Stockh. 1845, p. 53. 



tab. 2. fig. 3 ; Niks. Skand. Faun. iv. p. 227. 

 linearis, Diib. ^ Kor. in Ofversigt of Vetensk. Akad. Handl. 1845, 



i. p. 111. 



B. 5. D. 2 I 19-21. A. 20-22. 



The height of the body is one-eighth or one-ninth of the total 

 length ; cleft of the mouth oblique, with the lower jaw prominent. 

 Caudal subtruncated. Transparent. 



Specimens of this singular species, 18 lines in length, have been 

 discovered on the coast of Norway. 



6. Gobiosoma stuvitzii. 



Gobius stuvitzii, Diib. 8f Kor. I. c. p. 59. tab. 2. fig. 4 ; Nilss. I. c. 

 p. 229. 



D. 5 I 12-13. A. 14-15. 



The height of the body is one-eighth or one-ninth of the total 



