3. BLENNIUS. 225 



Three specimens, one inch long, and apparently immature, have 

 been discovered by Dr. Riippell at Messina and deposited in the 

 Senckenberg Museum. 



30. Blennius bifiltun. 

 D.H. A. 22. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and contained five times and three-foxirths in the total. Snout very 

 obtuse, with the anterior profile abruptly descending. Jaws without 

 a curved tooth. Orbital tentacle none ; a pair of slender filaments 

 between the occiput aad the neck, one placed at the side of the other. 

 The dorsal fin commences above the operculum, is slightly notched, 

 and not continuous with the caudal. The pectoral is longer than 

 the ventral, and extends on to the vent. Brownish-grey (in spirits), 

 with eight darker cross-bands, the three anterior of which run round 

 the belly and are edged with silvery ; body with pearl-coloured dots ; 

 caudal fin with brown dots forming cross-streaks. 



Hah. ? 



a. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



lines. 



Total length 23 



Height of the body 4 



31. Blennius lapolns. 

 Bonap. Faun. Ital. Pesci, cum fig. 



D. 29. A. 18. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and one-fifth of the total. The snout is slightly produced. A curved 

 tooth on each side of the jaws. Orbital tentacle very small. The 

 dorsal fin begins in the vertical from the extremity of the operculum, 

 is very shghtly notched, and not continuous with the caudal. 

 Brownish-olive, spotted with blackish. {Bonap.) 



Mediterranean. 



32. Blennias fissicomis. 

 Cuv. ^ Vol. xi. p. 257 ; Quoy <^ Gaim. Voy. Uran. Zool. p. 251. 

 D-i^- A. 18. 

 A strong curved tooth in the jaws. A small tentacle at the nostril. 

 Orbital tentacle of moderate length, filiform, with several smaller ones 

 at the base. Dorsal fin deeply notched. Brownish. (Val.) 

 ? Rio de Janeiro. 



33. Blennius aeqaipinnis. 

 D. J|. A. 16. V. 2. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and contained tour times and a half in the total. SnoJit obtuse, with 

 the anterior profile very oblique. A strong curvea tooth in the 



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