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25. Petroscirtes biocellatus. 



Blennechis biocellatus, Ctiv. 6r Val. xi. p. 289 ; Gai/, Hist Chile, Zool. 

 ii. p. 263. lam. 6. fig. 3. 



D.^. A. 19. 



14 



Body elevated anteriorly, its height before the dorsal being one- 

 fifth of the total length, and behind it one-thirteenth. Snout with 

 the anterior profile siibvertical. Canine teeth none. The int«r- 

 orbital space is slightly grooved, and its width one-third of the dia- 

 meter of the eye. A small forked tentacle above the orbit. The 

 dorsal fin is not elevated, scarcely notched, begins on the occiput, and 

 does not extend on to the caudal. Lateral line radimentary. During 

 life yellowish, marbled with black ; a black, yellow-edged spot below 

 the last rays of the dorsal, a similar but smaller one on the first three 

 rays ; throat with three brown bands. ( Val.) 



Coast of Chile. 



26. Petroscirtes fasciatus. 



Blennechis fasciatus, Jenytis, Zool. Beagle, Fishes, p. 84. pi. 17. fig. 1 ; 

 Gay, Hist. Chile, Zool. ii. p. 265. 



D. 13 I 16-18. A. 20-21. V. 2. 



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

 of the head one-fourth. Snout with the anterior profile subvertical. 

 Canine teeth none. The interorbital space is wevy shghtly concave, 

 and its width one-half the diameter of the eye. Above each eye is a 

 short, slightly palmated filament, not exceeding in length the dia- 

 meter of the eye. The dorsal fin is not elevated, distinctly notched, 

 commences at the nape and extends nearly to the caudal, with which, 

 however, it is not connected. Yellowish, clouded with fuscous : 

 three spots darker than the rest, arranged longitudinally beneath the 

 posterior half of the dorsal, and having a subocellated appearance ; 

 the last the largest, and also the most distinct of the three. From 

 the median line there are eight or nine descending fasciae, alternating 

 with the same number of oblong lanceolate spots. A large black 

 spot on the first three rays of the dorsal fin, which is dotted with 

 brown. Throat with three angulated transverse dark fasciae. 



Concepcion (Chile). 



Blennechis ornatus, Jenyns, I. c. p. 85. pi. 17. fig. 2, cop. by Gay, I. c. 

 p. 266, from Coquimbo (Chile), is probably identical with this si)ecies. 



6. SALARIAS*. 



Salarias, Cuv. Rbgne Aniin. ; Cuv. 8f Val. xi. p. 301. 



Body moderately elongate, naked ; snout short, with the cleft of 

 the mouth transverse ; a series of numerous small teeth in the jaws, 



* 1. Salarias vermiculatoides, Bleek. Act. Sac. Sc. Indo-Nederl. in., Sumatra, 

 p. 40. — Sumatra and Java. 



2. raaltenii, Bleek. Blenn. en Gob. p. 257. fig. 16. — Java; 



3. kuhlii, Bleek. Blenn. tn Gob. p. 258. fig. 17.— Java. 4. 



