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FISHES. 
pressed, with one dorsal fin, consisting of simple flexible rays ; 
ventral fins placed in front of the pectorals. 
Blennius ocellaris .— The Ocellated Blenny. 
Plate LXXX. fig. 4, - 
Dark blue-green on the back, and paler below; marked with 
several clouds on the upper parts ; dorsal fin having a round 
dusky spot, surrounded by white. 
Genus 11. — PH O LIS.— Artedi. 
Generic Character. — Head obtuse ; without crest or appen¬ 
dage ; lips thick ; nostrils orbicular, terminating in cylinders; 
body lengthened; dorsal fin long, waved, having the appearance 
of being cleft; ventral fins with two rays. 
Genus 12.—SALARIAS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Head compressed above, and transversely 
broad below ; lips tumid and fleshy ; teeth in one row exceed¬ 
ingly numerous, slender, and laterally compressed, hooked at 
their points. 
Genus 13.—CLINUS. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Head somewhat obtuse ; teeth short and 
acute, placed in many rows, of which the first is the longest ; 
body elongated, compressed ; dorsal fin long. 
Genus 14.—GUNNELLUS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. — Teeth short, acute, placed in many rows ; 
body long, compressed ; dorsal fin long, of equal breadth, having 
all its rays spinous; ventral fins small, frequently with a single 
ray only. 
Genus 15.—OPISTOGNATHUS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character .—Snout short ; maxillary bones very long, 
and prolonged behind; body elongated, compressed; ventral 
fins with three rays, which are situated immediately under the 
pectorals. 
Genus 1G.—ANAR C HIC A S.— Linnaeus . 
Generic Character. —Head thick, obtuse; anterior teeth long 
