182 WEESLE BLENNY. 



be judged of by an inspection of the annexed 

 plate. 



The Viviparous Blenny is a littoral fish, and 

 is found about the coasts of the Mediterranean, 

 the Baltic, and the Northern seas, and sometimes 

 enters the mouths of rivers. It seems to vary as 

 to the period of producing its young, which, ac- 

 cording to some authors, takes place in the winter, 

 or in the very early part of spring, and according 

 to others in the summer season. 



Like others of its genus it feeds on the smaller 

 fishes, insects, &c. It is taken by the line and 

 net, but is in very small esteem as a food, though 

 perhaps some degree of prejudice may operate in 

 this respect, the bones, like those of the Gar-Fish, 

 acquiring a greenish colour by boiling. 



WEESLE BLENNY. 



Blennius Mustelarius. B. pinna dor salt anteriore triradiata. 



Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 443. 

 Blenny with the first dorsal fin three-rayed. 



A SMALLISH species, slightly described by Lin- 

 nasus in the work above referred to, and princi- 

 pally distinguished by having two dorsal fins with 

 only three rays in the first, the other being of 

 considerable extent. 



