110 BLENNIID.*:. 



snout about .V len<;;th of postocular part of head ; diameter of eye 4 to 

 6 times in Icngtli of head, equal to or greater than interorbital width ; 

 a more or less developed tentacle above the eye ; mouth extending to 

 below anterior third or centre of eye ; 16 to 28 obtuse teeth in u])per 

 jaw, 12 to 22 in lower, followed on each side by one or two curved 

 canines. Dorsal 2G-32, originating above gill-opening, very feebly 

 notched in the middle. Anal 17-22. Dorsal and anal of male in 

 contact with caudal, or narrowly separated. Pectoral as long as 

 or a little longer than head. Ventral with 3 rays. Caudal rounded. 

 Lateral line strongly curved in front, straight from above vent. Olive- 

 brown or reddish brown, uniform or with darker and lighter blotches 

 or irregular cross- bands. 



Total length 120 millim. 



S. France, Spain, Italy, Sardinia, and Sicily, Dalmatia, Cyprus, Syria, 

 Algeria. 



1. All. Algeria. Sir L. Playfair (P.). 



2. Ad. L. Bourget, Savoy. T. H. Powell, E^-i- (P.). 

 a-6. Hgr. L. Garda. Dr. F. Werner (P.). 

 7-10. Hgr. „ I'ruf- E. v. Martens (P.). 



17-2t!. Ad., hgr , L. di Noiiii. „ 



& yg- 



27. Ilgr. L. Albano. „ 



2S. H"r. Ij. Bracciano. near Koine. W. G. Trevelyan, Er^ij. (P.). 



2i). Ad. Pt. Coghiiias, N. Sanlinia. M. P. Deiiaut (P.). 



;iO-:U. AJ. Dalmatia. 



a2-:]3. Ad. Cyprus. 11. L. N. MiclicU, E.sc]. (P.). 



ai. Skcl. 



3.5-;5tJ. Ad. L. Galilee. T. W. BedJome, Esq. (P.). 



2. SAL ARIAS. 



Ciiv. Rt'-gne Anim. ii. p. Sol (1.^17) ; V,nv. .t Val. Hist. Puiss. xi. p. liOl (l,s:}f,) ; 



Giintli. Cat. Fish. iii. p. 239 (ISOl). 

 AllicKS (Coinmors.), Bloek. Versl. Ak. Anister.l. (2) iii. l.SG'.l, p. 2;{5. 



A series of numerous small teeth in the jaws, implanted in the gum 

 and movable; usually a curved canine tooth on each side of the lower 

 jaw, behind the series of small teeth ; palate toothless. Gill-openings 

 wide. Dorsal fin elongate, continuous, the simple rays slender, 

 flexible ; anal elongate. Ventral fins with a small liiddcn spine and 2 

 to 4 rays. Body naked. 



