244 BLENNIID.E. 



7. Salarias amboinensis. 



Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. hido-Nederl. ii., Amhoina, p. 67. 

 D.||. A. 20. V. 2. 



The height of the body is contained seven times and two-fifths in 

 the total length, the length of the head six times and two-thirds. 

 No crest on the head or tentacles on the neck ; a short fringed ten- 

 tacle above the orbit, and a simple one at the nostril. Canine teeth 

 none. The dorsal fin is slightly emarginate, and does not extend on 

 to the caudal ; the posterior portion is higher than the anterior and 

 than the anal fin, but much lower than the body. Violet, marbled 

 V. ith brownish and greenish ; fins yellow : the anterior part of the 

 dorsal marbled with violet, and with a blue spot between the first 

 and second spines ; the posterior part with three violet spots at the 

 base ; each anal ray with a brown spot. {Bl.) 



Sea of Amboyna. 



8. Salarias rivnlatus. 

 Rilpp. Ail Fische, p. 114. 



D. 34. A. 20. 



The height of the body is contained five times in the total length, 

 the length of the head five times and a half. Anterior profile nearly 

 vertical ; canine teeth none. A simple and long tentacle above the 

 orbit and a small one at the nostril ; none on the neck. The dorsal 

 fin is slightly emarginate, commences in the vertical from the giU- 

 opening, and is continuous with the caudal ; the anterior portion is 

 lower than the posterior, but higher than the anal fin. light brown, 

 with irregular oblong yellowish spots, edged with darker ; fins 

 brownish, margin of the dorsal Hneolated with darker. 



Red Sea. 



9. Salarias fasciatus. 



Blennius gattorugine, Fortik. Descr. Anim. p. 2.S. 



fasciatus, Bl. ii. p. 111. taf, 162. fig. 1; Bl. Schn. p. 168. 



Salarias quadripinnis, Rilpp. All. Fische, p. 112. taf 28. fig. 2 ; Cuv. 



Sf Val. xi. p. 318 ; Bleek. Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxii., Blenti. en 



Gob. p. 19. 



fasciatus. Cur. <5r Val. xi. p. 324. 



— — priamensis, Bleek. Sumatra, ii. p. 268. 



^■£r,' A- 19-21. 



The height of the body is contained five times in the total length, 

 the length of the head six times and a half. Anterior profile nearly 

 vertical ; canine teeth none. A pair of fringed tentacles above the 

 orbits, another on the nape of the neck ; crest none. The dorsal fin 

 is not notched, begins in the vertical from the extremity of the oper- 

 culum, and is continuous with the caudal fin. The anterior anal 

 rays are sometimes semidetached and elongate. Brown, irregularly 

 variegated, spotted and dotted with yellow and blue ; immature spe- 

 cimens with eight brown vertical bands. Throat and chest with 



