Dr. A. Giinther on new Species of Fishes. 453 



LV. — Descriptions of new Species of Fishes in the British 

 Museum. By Dr. Albert Gunther, F.R.S. &c. 



[Continued from p. 371. J 



Corvina nigripinnis. 

 D. 9 ] ±. A. 2/7. L. lat. ca. 65. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, 

 and is contained thrice and two thirds in the total length 

 (without caudal). Snout obtuse, with the upper jaw overlap- 

 ping the lower. Prfeoperculum with a fine spinous serrature. 

 Dorsal spines slightly flexible at the top. The second anal 

 spine strong, rather more than half as long as the longest raj. 

 Silvery, with oblique dusky lines along the series of scales. 

 All the fins black. 



A single specimen, 9 inches long, from the coast of the 

 Cameroon country, has been presented by Dr. J. A. Smith. 



Gobius coffer. 

 D. 6 | 14. A. 12. L. lat. 70. 



The head and neck are entirely naked ; the scales very 

 small on the front part of the trunk, but becoming gradu- 

 ally larger hindwards. There are about twenty-two longitu- 

 dinal series of scales between the second dorsal and anal. 

 Head broader than high, with a broad obtusely rounded snout. 

 The height of the body is two ninths or two elevenths of the 

 total length (without caudal), the length of the head two 

 sevenths. Eye rather small, two thirds of the length of the 

 snout. Height of dorsal fins less than that of the body ; the 

 ventral terminates at a great distance from the vent. The last 

 dorsal rays extend to the root of the caudal, which is obtusely 

 rounded. Canine teeth none. This fish is (in spirits) of a 

 brownish-olive colour, with twelve purplish vertical bands, 

 which are as broad as the interspaces. The bands are very 

 regular in one specimen, and anastomosing in another. Dorsal 

 fins with series of dark spots ; caudal and anal immaculate. 



Tw r o specimens, 4| inches long, from Port Elizabeth ; pur- 

 chased. 



Gobius natalensis. 



D. 6 | 11. A. 10. L. lat. 54. 



Head and nape naked ; scales rather irregularly arranged, 

 small on the anterior part of the trunk, and becoming gradu- 

 ally larger hindwards. About eighteen longitudinal series of 



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