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Fam.— GOBIIDJE. 



Genus Gobius, Artedi. 



Gobius Friesii, Malm. (Littoral.) 



(PI. XLI., fig. 3.) 



Gobius Friesii, Malm, '< Forh. ii. Natui'f. Mode.," 1873, p. 583. 



„ „ CoLLETT, " Forh. vidensk. Selsk. Chra. aar. 1874.," 



1875, p. 154. 

 „ „ Holt, " Sci. Proc. Roy. Dub. Soc," vii., 1893, 



p. 220. 



„ „ Smitt, "Hist. Skand. Fish.," ed.ii., 1893, p. 248. 



„ gracilis, Fkies, " Vet. Akad. Handl.," 1838, p. 245. 



„ „ NiLSS., "Skand. Faun.," iv., 1855, p. 224. 



„ mdcrolepis, .... Schaeff, "Proc. Roy. Ir. Acad.," 3rd S., i., 1891, 



p. 458. 



Diagnosis OF Species (Di. 6; Dii. 14-15; A. 13-15; L. lat. 25). — Bodyrather 

 compressed, length of the head about 3f times in the total length, without the 

 caudal. Eye nearly one-third of the length of the head, and equal to or slightly 

 exceeding the length of the snout. Large imbricating scales on the top of the 

 head behind the eyes, and in regular rows on the body. Throat naked in young, 

 clothed with small imbricating scales in old examples. 



Jaws with several series of small closely set teeth, those of the outer series 

 (of the lower, frequently of both jaws) less numerous, larger than the rest, and 

 unciform. 



Anterior ray of the first dorsal may be produced into a filament (in males ?). 

 Second dorsal and anal fin rather high, the posterior rays nearly twice as long as 

 the anterior, and, except in young examples, extending as far as, or a little beyond, 

 the origin of the caudal, which is large and somewhat lanceolate. The anal 

 papilla conical. 



Several conspicuous horizontal rows of dermal papillae on the anterior part of 

 the gill-cover. Colour brown or yellowish, with rows of darker brown or golden- 

 yellow spots along the dorsum and the lateral line. Throat and fin-membranes 

 with numerous minute dark specks. 



The above diagnosis is formulated on the lines of the description given by 

 CoUett [I. c.), but certain alterations have been made in accordance with the fresh 

 light afforded by the material collected during the survey, and by the single 



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