SYNOPSIS. 403 



small, the left a little in advance ; scales small and den- 

 ticulated, the surface rough ; pectorals very small, particu- 

 larly that on the under side ; colour light reddish brown, 

 every fifth or sixth ray of the anal and dorsal black, 

 lower half of the pectoral black ; under side entirely pale 

 white. 



FAM. XX. Cyclopteridce. Fam. of Suckers. Eyes placed 

 one on each side of the head; ventral fins united, forming a con- 

 cave disc on the under side of the body; skin without scales. 



GEN. LXXXVI. LEPADOGASTER. Pectoral fins large, form- 

 ing a concave disc under the throat ; ventrals also united, and 

 forming a second concave disc behind the former ; head broad 

 and depressed; snout projecting; dorsal and anal fins rather 

 short and placed near the tail. 



Sp. 186. L. cornubiensis. Head depressed; mouth produced, 

 and very much flattened ; a small flattened filament before 

 the inner corner of each eye, another further back ; two 

 ocellated spots behind the eyes ; dorsal and anal fin con- 

 nected by a membrane with the caudal ; tint pale flesh- 

 colour, with spots and patches of carmine ; dorsal, anal, 

 and caudal fins bright purplish red. Flem. Brit. An., 

 p. 189 ; Jenyns" 1 Brit. Vert., p. 4 6 9. I^epidogaster cornu- 

 biensis, Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 359. Cyclopterus lepadogas- 

 ter, Jura Sucker, Penn. Brit. ZooL iii. p. 181, pi. 25. 

 Cyclop, ocellatus, Don. Brt. Fith., pi. 76. 

 Sp. 187. L.bimaculatus. Two-spotted Sucker. Head shorter 

 than in L. cornubiensis, the jaws not so much produced ; 

 no filaments before the eyes; dorsal and anal fins very 

 short, leaving a considerable space between their termina- 

 tion and the caudal : colour carmine-red, a purple spot on 

 each side behind the pectoral. Flem. Brit. An., p. 190 ; 

 Jenyns'' Brit. Vert., p. 470. Cyclopterus bimaculatus, 

 Penn. Brit. ZooL, iii. p. 182, pi. 25 ; Don. Brit. Fish.,p\.78. 

 Lepidogaster bimaculatus, Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 363. 

 GEN. LXXXVII. CYCLOPTERUS. Pectoral fins uniting un- 

 der the throat, and forming with the ventrals a single disc ; 

 body short, very deep, and beset with osseous tubercles; the 



