12. cLiNus. 265 



6, Clinus genignttatus. 



Clinus geniguttatus, Cuv. df Val. xi. p. 38G ; Gay, Hist. CJiile, ZjuI. ii. 



D. 276. 

 Calliclinus geniguttatus, Gill, I, c. p. 10.3. 



-^•n- ^-JI" ^^"' ^T- 



The height of the body is contained four times and two-thirds in 

 the total length, the length of the head four times. The snout is of 

 moderate extent, rounded, with the lower jaw somewhat projecting 

 beyond the upper. The vomerine and palatine teeth form rather 

 narrow bands. A short broad fringed tentacle on each side of the 

 neck, above the orbit, and at the nostril ; sometimes another single 

 one in front of the dorsal fin. Scales small. The dorsal fin is con- 

 tinuous, and does not extend on to the caudal ; the soft portion is 

 considerably higher than the spinous. Spines of moderate strength. 

 Brownish (in spirits) ; back with five blackish cross-bands, extend- 

 ing on the dorsal fin ; cheeks, pectoral, and the lower part of the 

 sides dotted with dark brown. Sometimes uniform brownish, fins 

 blackish. 



Coast of Chile. 



a, b-c. Fine specimens. Valparaiso. From Mr. Bridges' Collection. 

 d. Adult : skeleton. Valparaiso. From Mr. Bridges' Collection. 



The bones of the skeleton are somewhat less solid than in CI. nu- 

 chipinnis : the crown of the head is convex, rugose, ^athout a crest ; 

 the interorbital space is veiy naiTow, its width being about one-fifth 

 of that of the orbit. The length of the abdominal portion of the 

 vertebral column is to that of the caudal as 1 : 1*84. 



7. Clinus variolosus. 



Clinus variolosus, Cuv. 8,- Val. xi. p. 381. pi. 332 ; Cuv. R^qne Anim. 



HI. Poiss. pi. 78. fig. 1 ; Ga\j, Hist. Chile, Zool. ii. p. 273." 

 Auchenionchus variolosus, Gill, I. c. p. 103. 



D.Hi. A.^. V.3. 



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

 of the head one -fourth. Vertex very convex ; lips thick and fleshy. 

 A broad band of villiform teeth in the upper jaw, and a narrow one 

 in the lower ; the teeth of the outer series are enlarged ; the vomer 

 and each of the palatine bones are armed with a broad disk of teeth. 

 A short fringed tentacle posteriorly above the orbit ; that on the neck 

 very short, like a papilla. Scales small. The dorsal fin is continuous, 

 and does not extend on to the caudal ; the soft portion is higher than 

 the spinous. Yellowish, dotted with brownish-black, the dots being 

 accumulated at the base of the dorsal and forming four large spots ; 

 the inside of the mouth and the tongue Avith black dots ; anal with 

 large spots. 



Valparaiso. 



This species, like C. genicfuttaius, attains to the size of ten inches ; 

 it is called ' Trambayo.' 



