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g 1 . Scales before first dorsal 15; in lateral series 29; second dorsal 

 1-8; anal I, 7; a dark brown spot on posterior part of opercle; 



color unifonh brownish, no crossbands R. schultzei. 



g\ Scales before first dorsal 16 to 23; in lateral series, 28 to 30; 

 second dorsal 1-9 ; anal I, 9 ; a large emerald or black spot above 

 angle of gill opening; five wide crossbars on back... R. caninus. 

 a 2 . Nape largely or entirely naked. 



h 1 . Three rows of scales before dorsal; scales in lateral series 27 or 28; 

 transverse 7 or 8 ; first dorsal 1-8 ; anal I, 8 ; a dark bar from eye to 



upper lip and under lower jaw to other side R. baliuroides. 



h*. No scales before first dorsal. 



1 1 . Scales 28 to 30 in lateral series; transverse 9 to 12, first dorsal 1-9; 



anal I, 9. 

 j 1 . Body encircled by ten to fourteen dark brown crossbands or black 



lines R. multifasciatus. 



f . Body not encircled by bands or lines. 



fc 1 . Twelve transverse scales; four dark spots on sides; no longi- 

 tudinal dark lines; first dorsal with two rows of elongate 



blackish spots R. criniger. 



fc 2 . Nine transverse scales; five dark spots on side between two 

 brown lines running from pectoral axil to tail; first dorsal 

 dusky brown with a clear band near base R. suluensis. 



1 2 . Scales 23 or 24 in a lateral series, 7 in a transverse series; first 



dorsal 1-8; anal I, 9; snout long, pointed; translucent in life, 

 whitish in alcohol, a vertical elliptical black spot at caudal base; 

 a black spot between first and second dorsal spines.. R. neophytus. 



79. RHINOGOBIUS PALACKYI (Jordan and Scale) 



Drombus palackyi JORDAN and SEALE, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 28 (1905) 

 797, fig. 15. 



Dorsal VI, 1-10 ; anal I, 8 ; there are 31 scales in a longitudi- 

 nal series, 14 in a transverse series, and 18 or 19 before the 

 first dorsal. 



The body laterally compressed and wedge-shaped, heavy an- 

 teriorly, the head large and much wider than high, with full 

 rounded cheeks; the depth contained 4.4 to 4.8 times, the head 

 3 to 3.33 times in length; the short blunt convex snout equals 

 eye and is 3 to 3 times in head; the eyes are placed high up, 

 looking upward as well as laterally, and are very close together, 

 the interorbital space almost covered by the tumid margin of 

 eyes; the oblique mouth small, with prominent chin, the angle 

 of maxillary falling short of, or extending to beneath anterior 

 margin of eye; the upper jaw has an outer row of enlarged 

 teeth followed by a narrow band of very fine teeth; the lower 

 jaw has an outer row of five or six enlarged teeth on each side, 

 terminating in a pair of lateral canines ; behind these is a band 

 of very fine teeth, the innermost row slightly enlarged; the 



