GOBIUS 105 



dinal and transverse lines of minute papillae; the dorsals well 

 separated, first dorsal low, barely reaching second dorsal when 

 depressed, third spine longest, a trifle more than depth; the 

 second dorsal nearly twice as high as first, of nearly uniform 

 height, equal to length of head, posterior rays reaching caudal 

 when depressed; the anal similar to second dorsal but much 

 shorter, its posterior rays longest, 0.8 of second dorsal, and not 

 reaching caudal when depressed; the depth of caudal peduncle 

 about 0.75 that of body and f of its own length; the caudal 

 exceedingly elongate, pointed, twice in the length; the pectoral 

 very long, pointed, extending back to a point above third anal 

 ray, half again as long as head and 3.26 times in length; the 

 ventral has a deep frenum and equals head in length, but falls 

 far short of anus, its length 1.6 times in the distance from its 

 axil to anus; the anal papilla thin, pointed. 



The color in alcohol uniform yellowish brown, the ridges of 

 skin on head blackish; all fins except caudal, which is con- 

 colorous with body, are crossbarred by many rows of faint 

 brown spots. 



Here described from the type and only specimen, 49 milli- 

 meters long, or 70 millimeters with the caudal fin, collected by 

 Mr. Alvin Scale at Puerto Galera. 



Producta, elongated, in reference to the long-drawn-out body, 

 caudal, and pectoral. 



Genus 25. GOBIUS (Artedi) Liniueus 



Gobius ARTEDI, Genera (1738) 28; LINNAEUS, SYST. Nat., 10th ed. 

 (1758) 262. 



This genus is recognized at once by having a naked head, the 

 upper rays of the pectoral converted to free silky filaments, and 

 the tip of the tongue rounded. 



Dorsal VI, 1-10 to 11; ana*l I, 8 to 12; scales in a longitudinal 

 series 22 to 42. 



The stout oblong body has the sides of the posterior half 

 compressed; the head is large, broad, moderately depressed, 

 with broadly rounded snout and convex profile; the eyes large, 

 high up, dorsolateral, close together, in anterior half of head; 

 the mouth of medium size, terminal or inferior, more or less 

 oblique, with thick lips which are usually if not always fringed 

 on the inside, and three or more rows of teeth in each jaw, those 

 of outer row in upper jaw always enlarged; the isthmus broad; 

 the body covered with ctenoid scales of moderate size, which 

 may extend forward to eyes in some species or in others may 

 be completely absent before first dorsal ; the sides of head always 



