Class iJicatioH of the Blennioid Fishes 



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Congroijadus (including Hierichihys) comprises three species 

 from .Japan, tlie East Indies, and Nortliern Austialia. 



Blcnnodesmus scapularis, (jiintli., from Jlockluimpton, 



Fijr. 2. 





^^P sy clv' c ^'^ . 



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Jaws, suspensorium, and opercular bones of A. Brottda jayakari, 

 B. Co7i(frogadus subducens, and C. Zoarces vivijxirns. 



pmx, praemaxillary ; tot, maxillary ; smx, supra-maxillary ; den, dentary ; 

 ar, articulare ; an, angulare ; pal, palatine ; pt, pterygoid ; ms, meso- 

 pterygoid ; mt, metapterygoid ; hm, liyomandibular ; sy, symplectic ; 

 q, quadrate ; pop, praeoperculum ; op, operculum ; sop, suboperculum ; 

 iop, iuteroperculum. 



Haliophis macidatus, Riipp., from tlie Rod Sea, and HaJi- 

 desmus scapularis, Giiritli., from Port Elizabeth, resemble 

 each other iu the presence of a spot or ocellus above the 



