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slightly longer than head. Scales on head much reduced, 

 toward the caudal enlarged. Caudal long, lanceolate, 2 J in 

 length of body; highest dorsal ray 3^; highest anal ray 3.^. 



Color brownish, the first dorsal with dots on its spines; a 

 light stripe near the upper and lower margins of the caudal 

 fin. 



The bottle No. 13,109 contains two specimens; the smaller 

 one is stigmaticus, the larger we describe above, and we con- 

 sider it identical with Gobius lyricus Girard. 



Three other specimens of Gobius lyricus were collected 

 on the Island of St. Kitts, W. I., by Mr. Garman. The 

 largest is 3 inches long. 



Depth 5 in length; head 4. The second and third dorsal 

 spines extend to base of caudal; dorsal rays scarcely less 

 than length of head, the last rays reaching past base of 

 caudal; the caudal fin is two-thirds longer than the head, 

 2,1 in body. Color light brown, faintly marked with darker; 

 the first dorsal with minute dork points, the lower fourth 

 of the spines with simple dark spots, above which are jet 

 black spots ocellated with white; the second dorsal fin 

 dusky, darker posteriorly, the basal portion of the last half 

 of the fin evenly black, the anterior four rays marked with 

 dark points similar to the spots on the lower parts of the 

 spines of the first dorsal; caudal dusky, with two light bars; 

 anal plain, darker than body; ventral fins blackish, edged 

 with white; pectorals blackish, with many series of white 

 spots on the membrane, and short, white bars at base; 

 branchiostegal membrane black, with a light margin. 



34. Gobius encaeomus Jordau & Gilbert. 



South Atlantic Coast of the United States. 



36. Gobius smaragdus Cuv. & Val. 



West Indian fauna to Kio Janeiro. 



The specimens in the Museum were collected by Prof. L. Agassiz at 

 Rio Janeiro. 



