new Species of Goblida*. 147 



more than three times and a half in the same. Head thick. 



obtuse, lower jaw prominent. Eye one sixth of length of 

 head, and contained once and a half in interorbital space. 

 Upper part of head scaly to between the eyes ; operculum 

 scaly, pra}0])erculuni naked ; sixteen series of scales between 

 second dorsal and anal. First dorsal a little lower than the 

 second. Caudal contained five times and a half in total length. 

 Teeth not enlarged. Colour dusky brown ; iirst dorsal whitish 

 at the top and longitudinally streaked with dark brown ; second 

 dorsal with numerous longitudinal series of dark-brown spots ; 

 caudal barred like second dorsal ; other fins dusky. Young 

 specimen much lighter-coloured. 



Two specimens, adult and young, in the British-Museum 

 were sent from Baliia by Dr. Wucherer. They differ in several 

 points from Cope's description, but are probably to be referred 

 to the above species. 



Eleotris hrevirostris^ Steindachner, Sitzungsb. Akad. Wien, 

 Ivi. 1, 1867, p. 314, =£". compressus, Krefft, P. Z. S. 

 1864, p. 184. 



Eleotris Monteirij sp. n. 



D. 6g^. A. g^g. L. lat. 69. 



Resembles E. fusca. Praeoperculura with spine ; scales 

 smaller than in E. fusca^ particularly on the fore parts of 

 the body. Outer series of teeth not enlarged as in that species ; 

 the free portion of the tail also much less in depth and more 

 rounded. Minute scales on head to between eyes, and on 

 opercular bones. Height of body one seventh of total length, 

 and rather more than half the length of the head. Lower jaw 

 the longest, and prominent. Maxillary reaching to beyond the 

 vertical from centre of eye. Interorbital space flat, once and 

 a half the diameter of the eye, which is less than one sixth of 

 the length of the head. First dorsal lower than second, much 

 lower than in E. fusca. Caudal elongate, oblong, one fifth of 

 the total length. Colour dark brown above, lighter beneath ; 

 fins variegated or clouded with dark brown. 



One specimen in the British-]\Iuseum collection from the 

 river San Nicolas, Little Fish Bay, in Angola, presented by 

 Mr. Monteiro. Length 5 inches. 



Amhlyopus mexicanus^ sp. n. 



Height of body one thirteenth of the total length. Body 

 covered all over with scale-shaped crypts. Head naked. 



