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above opercular cleft : first and second spines shortest, thinl 

 longest, nearly ^ length of head, and produced iu a short 

 filament ; no notch between s})inou3antl soft portions; poste- 

 rior soft rays longest, ^ length of head. Pectoral f length of 

 head, as long as ventral; latter reaching vent. Anal 111 7; 

 second spine longest, nearly ^ length of head. Caudal witli 

 crescentic eniargination. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 

 Scales 43 -^ ; lateral line 41, gently curved. Uniform 

 reddish. 



Total length 85 millim. 



A single specimen. 



Pseudochromis nigrovittatus. 



Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 4 

 times. Snout as long as diameter of eye, whicli is 4 times in 

 length of head and slightly exceeds interorbital width ; max- 

 illary extending to below anterior third of eye; 6 series of 

 small scales on the cheek ; large scales on the opercle. 

 Dorsal II 28 ; soft rays f length of head. Pectoral f lengtli 

 of head, as long as ventral. Anal II 15. Caudal trifurcate, 

 outer lobes longest. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 

 Scales 53 ^ ; lat. 1. ^^j^. Olive-brown above, yellowish 

 white beneath ; a black stripe on each side, from the tip of 

 the snout, through the eye, to the middle caudal rays ; fins 

 yellowish. 



Total length 80 millim. 



Two specimens. 



Gohius Townsendi. 



Both jaws with strong canines. Depth of body equal to 

 length of head, 3f to 4 times in total length. Head naked, 

 longer than deep and deeper than broad ; lower jaw projecting 

 beyond upper ; maxillary extending to below anterior fourth 

 of eye ; snout extremely short, hardly ^ diameter of eye, 

 which is I lengtli of head ; interorbital region very narrow ; 

 a deep groove between and behind the eyes. Dorsal VI 11 ; 

 first dorsal nearer the end of the snout than the base of the 

 caudal ; longest rays of second dorsal about ^ length of head. 

 Anal 11, opposite to soft dorsal. Ventral nearly reaching 

 vent. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle a little longer than 

 deep. Scales 40-45; 15 or 16 in a trans vei'se series. 

 Pinkish above, with faint brown dorsal cross-bars, which are 

 more distinct on the nape ; a small blackish spot above the 

 upper border of the gill-cover; fins colourless. 



Total length 30 millim. 



Several specimens. 



