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length. Tlie eyes are situated high up on the head, and their diameter is 

 three and four-fifths in the length of the head, and equal to that of the 

 snout. The interorbital space is slightly concave, and but two-fifths of the 

 diameter of the eye. The head is much broader than high, and the snout is 

 very obtuse, and rises abruptly to the level of the occiput ; the cleft of the 

 mouth is but little oblique, being entirely below the level of the orbit ; the 

 jaws are equal, and the maxilla extends to the vertical from the middle of 

 the eye. Teeth. — Both jaws are armed with a broadband of villiform teeth, 

 the outer row being greatly enlarged and conical, while the front teeth are 

 the strongest and slightly curved. Fins. — The dorsal fins are separated by 

 an interspace equal to the diameter of the eye* ; the spines are weak and 

 terminate in silky filaments ; the third is the longest, about one-half of the 

 length of the head, but not so high as the second dorsal : the anal fin com- 

 mences beneath the first and ends beneath the eighth dorsal ray : the 

 ventrals do not extend to the anus, their length being five-sixths of that of 

 the head, while that of the pectorals is about equal to the head ; these latter 

 extend to the vertical from the anus, and have the five or six upper rays 

 silk-like : the caudal fin is wedge-shajjed, its central rays being the longest, 

 and about one-fifth of the total length : the length of the pedicle is equal to 

 that of the postorbital portion of the head. The scales are ctenoid, and 

 extend forward to opposite the posterior edge of the preopercle ; there are 

 eleven rows between the origin of the second dorsal and the anal ; the 

 cheeks and gill-coverts are naked. Colors. — Rich brown above, yellow 

 below ; a series of about nine oblong dark-brown spots along the middle of 

 the sides, each about one scale in breadth, and from two to four in length ; 

 some irregular dark spots between these and the dorsal profile ; a dark spot 

 on the opercle ; mandibles yellowish ; chin dark brown ; remainder of head 

 mottled in tw^o shades of brown ; all the fins hyaline, the dorsals and caudal 

 with brown dots. 



Two specimens of this handsome little Groby were brought back by our 

 collectors, both having been obtained under stones between tide-marks, 

 and the larger measuring almost three inches. Eegister numbers, 1. 1,488 and 

 I. 1,849. 



GOBIOIDES, Lacefede. 



GOBTOIDES, Sp. 



A single example, which has evidently been washed ashore, was presented 

 by Dr. James Cox to the Hon. Wm. Macleay, in whose collection it now is. 



BLENNIIDJE. 



PETEOSCIRTES, Bvppell. 



Petroscietes, sp. 



A five-inch example in bad condition, having evidently been dried, was 

 obtained by purchase in 1882. 



SALAEIAS, Gavier. 

 Salaeias TAEioLOsrs, C«y, S{ Tal. 

 Several examples, the largest measuring five inches, were obtained by Mr. 

 Saunders under stones at low water. 



Salarias maemoeatus, Benn., sp. 

 Three specimens ; largest, four and a half inches, with last species. 



* Measured, from base.of Jast spine of first to origin of second dorsal. 



