130 GOBIID^. 



the snout obtuse ; the lower jaw is somewhat prominent, and the 

 maxillary extends to below the middle of the ej'e. Teeth of the 

 outer series enlarged. The diameter of the eye is one-ninth of the 

 length of the head, one-half of that of the snout, and one-third of 

 the width of the interorbital space. A small barbel on each side of 

 the upper jaw. The head is covered with minute scales, the snout 

 is naked. Dorsal and anal fins much lower than the body : the 

 greater portion of the caudal is scaly ; its length is about one-seventh 

 of the total. BrowTiish-olive (in spirits) ; dorsal and caudal fins 

 dotted with brown, the other fins uniform. A blackish (in life red- 

 dish-brown) ocellus, edged with whitish, on the upper part of the 

 base of the caudal. 



"Rivers near Calcutta. 

 a, b-c. Adult. India. Presented by G. R. Waterhouse, Esq. 



lines. 



Total length 60 



Height of the body 13 



Length of the head 14 



Diameter of the eye 1| 



Length of the caudal fin 9 



2. Somfi of the dorsal spines produced into filaments: Valenciennea, Bleek., 

 or Eleotriodes (part.), Bleek. 



44. Eleotris muralis. 



Eleotris muralis, ( Qmo?/ (§• Gaim.) Cuv. ^ Val. xii. p. 253. pi. 357} Bleek. 



Anihoina (^ Ceram, p. 276. 

 Valenciennea muralis, Bleek. Boeroe, p. 412. 

 Eleotriodes muralis, Bleek, Goram, p. 212. 



B. 5. D. 6 I ^. A. 3^. L. lat. 80. 



The second, third, and fourth dorsal spines produced into filaments. 

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

 the width of the interorbital space is one-half of the diameter of the 

 eye. Teeth in single series, of unequal size. Brownish : head and 

 body with red longitudinal bands ; back with some irregular dark 

 cross-bars. Fins yellow : the first dorsal with a black spot behind 

 the top of the third spine ; dorsal and anal fins with red longitudinal 

 bands ; caudal with red and brown spots. 



East Indian Archipelago. Philippine Islands. 



a. Adult. Philippine Islands. 



h. Half-grown : not good state. From the Haslar Collection. 



45. Eleotris sexguttata. 



Eleotris sexguttata, Cuv. 8f Val. xii. p. 254 ; Bleek. Blenn. en Gob. 



p. 25.3, and Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. iii., Sumatra, p. 42. 

 Valenciennea sexguttata, Bleek. Boeroe, p. 412. 

 Eleotriodes sexguttata, Bleek. Goram, p. 212. 



B. 4-5. D. 6 1 j^. A. ^. L. lat. 7^80. 



The second, third, and fourth dorsal spines are produced into fila- 



