440 FISHES. ACANTHOPTEKYGII. 



Gen, 12. SAL ARIAS, Cuv. Blennius, Lin. 

 Head compressed above, and broad transversely below ; lips 

 fleshy and tumid ; body elongated ; teeth in enormous num- 

 ber, crowded, in one row, but very slender, compressed late- 

 rally, and hooked at their extremity. 



S. simus, Cuv. With a small appendage over the eyes ; dorsal unit- 

 ed to the caudal fin; lateral line bent. 3J inches long 



Sham, iv. 172. 



Gen. 13. CLINUS, Cuv. Blennius, Lin. 

 Body elongated, compressed ; head less obtuse than the pre- 

 ceding ; dorsal fin long ; teeth short and pointed, disposed 

 in many rows, of which the first is the longest. 



C. super ciliosus, Cuv. Body golden yellow, with numerous reddish 

 spots ; first rays of the dorsal fin separated from the rest of the 

 fin by a notch ; a palmated appendage above each eye ; lateral 

 line bent. 12 inches long. Inhabits Indian seas. Block, pi. 168. 

 This species is viviparous. 



C. mustelaris, Cuv. Three rays in the first part of the dorsal fin. 

 Shaw, iv. 182. 



Gen. 14. GUNNELLUS, Cuv. Mur&noides, Lacep. Blen- 

 nius, Lin. 



Body elongated, compressed ; dorsal fin long, equal, with all 

 the rays spinous ; ventral fins very small, and often with on- 

 ly a single ray ; teeth short, pointed, and in many rows. 



G. vulgaris, (B. Gunnellus, Lin.) Body yellowish brown, clouded 

 with deeper spots ; a row of ten or twelve black ocellated spots 

 at the base of the dorsal fin. 6 to 10 inches long. Inhabits 

 European seas. Shaw, iv. pi. 24. 



G. vimparus, (B. vimparus, Lin.) Body subcylindrical anteriorly; 

 yellowish brown above, marbled with darker spots and streaks, 

 yellow beneath ; margin of the dorsal fin suddenly waved near 

 the tail. 12 to 13 inches long. Inhabits European seas. 

 Shaw, iv. pi, 24. 



G. lumpenus, Cuv. Body subcylindric, palish brown above, mark- 

 ed with brown spots, whitish beneath. Inhabits Mediterranean, 

 sea. Shaw, iv. 183. 



Gen. 15. OPISTOGNATHUS, Cuv. 



Body elongated, compressed; snout short; maxillary bones 

 very large, and prolonged behind ; three rays in the ventral 

 fins, which are placed immediately under the pectorals. 

 O. Sonneratii, Cuv. Inhabits Indian seas. Cuv. Reg. An. ii. 252. 



Gen. 16. ANARCHICAS, Lin. 

 Body long, smooth ; head thick and obtuse ; anterior teeth long 



