SPOTTED GOBY. 



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vent placed just half-way between the nose and the end of 

 the fleshy portion of the tail ; anal fin ending nearly on the 

 same plane as the second dorsal ; tail nearly square, or but 

 very slightly rounded. 



The prevailing colour of the body is a pale yellowish 

 white, minutely freckled over with pale ferruginous, occa- 

 sionally with a row of larger spots along the lateral line ; 

 the tail slightly barred'by lines formed of minute spots. 



The number of fin-rays are 



D. 6. 12 : P. 20 : V. 12 : A. 13 : C. 12. 



