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GOBIESOX : 



c. Upper teeth in more than 1 series (character not verified in a few species); head 



broad. 

 d. Coloration in life chiefly olivaceous, -without red, sometimes banded with 



darker or paler. 



e. Dorsal rays 12; anal rays 7. GYRINUS, 2662. 



ee. Dorsal rays 11; anal rays 6; fins black. NIGRIPINMS, 2663. 



eee. Dorsal rays 9 or 10 ; anal rays 6. CEPHALUS, 2664. 



eeee. Dorsal rays 8 ; anal rays 6. TCDES, 2665. 



eeeee. Dorsal rays 11 ; anal rays 10. STKUMOSUS, 2666. 



eeeeee. Dorsal rays 10 ; anal rays 8. VIRGATULUS, 2667. 



eeeeeee. Dorsal rays 9 ; anal rays 7. 



/. Width of head 3f in length; color plain brown. 



ADUSTUS, 2668. 



/. Width of head 5 in length; color blackish, with yellow 

 vermiculations. FUNEBRIS, 2669. 



eeeeeeee. Dorsal rays 7 ; anal rays 7 ; eyes variegated. 



PCECILOPHTHALMUS, 2670. 



dd. Coloration in life chiefly bright red, or else with red spots or bands, the 



color not fading in spirits. 



g. Color red, with deep red spots. D. 6; A. 5. RHODOSPILUS, 2671. 



gg. Color uniform red, unspotted, the color not fading in spirits ; dor- 

 sal rays 6 to 8 ; anal rays 6. 



h. Lower jaw with short incisors on each side, followed by ca- 

 nines. MACROPHTHALMUS, 2672. 



hh. Lower jaw with 2 horizontal incisors on each side, the third 

 horizontal tooth not incisor-like; no distinct canines. 



CERASINUS, 2673. 



SICYASES (o-iKv'a, a sucking cup made of a gourd) : 



ee. Upper teeth in a single series (character not verified on some species) ; dorsal 

 and anal short, 

 t. Color chiefly red. 



j. Body with cross bands of deep red ; iris red ; dorsal rays 6 ; anal rays 5 ; 

 head broad, the eyes very barge. ERYTHROPS, 2674. 



jj. Body with dark cross bands and with spots of clear blue; body rather 

 slender. D. 6 or 7 ; A. 6. RUBIGINOSUS, 2675. 



jjj. Body plain, light red; form rather slender. CARNEUS, 2676. 



ii. Color olivaceous or brownish, not red. 

 k. Dorsal rays 9 ; anal rays 6. 



I. Color olivaceous, without bands. H^ERES, 2677. 



II. Color greenish, with 3 dark cross bands and many dots. 



PCNCTULATUS, 2678. 



kk. Dorsal rays 7; anal rays 7; body with dark cross bands. 



FASCLVTUS, 2679. 



Subgenus BRYSSOPHILUS, Jordan & Evermann. 

 2661. GOBIESOX PAPILLIFER, Gilbert. 



Head 2f; width of body 3|; width of head 2J. D. 13; A. 9. Width of 

 mouth 1* in head ; interorbital width 3 ; eye | interorbital width ; teeth 

 in upper jaw conic, acute, very small, in 2 or more series, 2 of them 

 slightly enlarged, canine-like; teeth in lower jaw in 2 series, the outer 

 anteriorly, narrow entire incisors, with rounded tips, becoming conical 

 laterally; opercular spine sharp, evident, though not projecting through 

 the integument; lips and lower side of head anteriorly with fleshy pa- 

 pillae; disk about as broad as long, its length 1 in head; distance from 



