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very small, in bands, without canines. Dorsal and anal fins not ele- 

 vated. Caudal pointed, longer than the head. The pectoral extends 

 to the origin of the soft dorsal, the ventral terminates at some dis- 

 tance from the vent. The body appears to have been subreticulated 

 with blackish. Rays of all the fins, except the ventrals, with black- 

 ish spots. 



One specimen, 3§ inches long (no. 413), from the Godeffroy 

 Museum ; it was obtained at Adelaide. 



Gobius platystoma. (Plate LXIII. fig. B.) 



D. 6 1 10. A. 9. L. lat. 60. 



Allied to Gobius platynotus, but with a very broad and angular 

 snout. Twenty longitudinal series of scales between the origin of 

 the posterior dorsal fin and the anal. Head and anterior part of the 

 body broad and rather depressed. The broad rounded snout pro- 

 jects somewhat over the large mouth. The height of the body is 

 one fifth of the total length (without caudal), the length of the head 

 nearly one fourth. Eye small, only half the width of the interorbital 

 space. The maxillary extends to below the hind margin of the orbit. 

 Canine teeth none. Head entirely naked. Dorsal and anal fins low ; 

 caudal obtusely rounded. Ventral short, not adherent to the belly, 

 terminating at a great distance from the vent ; its basal membrane 

 is well developed. The free portion of the tail is scarcely longer 

 than deep. Brownish, with some indistinct darker spots. The spi- 

 nous dorsal with a black spot behind. 



One specimen, 2 inches long (no. 289), from the Godeffroy Mu- 

 seum. It was obtained at Port Mackay, North-eastern Australia. 



Gobius leucostictus. (Plate LXIII. fig. C.) 



D. 6|12. A. 11. 



Scales minute. The height of the body is one sixth of the total 

 length (without caudal), the length of the head one fourth. Head 

 rather compressed ; eyes very close together, obliquely directed up- 

 wards, of moderate size, their diameter being one fifth of the length 

 of the head. Snout very short, obtuse ; mouth oblique, extending 

 to below the middle of the eye ; jaws even in front. Head and fore- 

 most part of the trunk scaleless. Dorsal and anal fins lower than 

 the body ; caudal somewhat pointed, longer than the head. The 

 ventral fin terminates at a great distance from the vent, the pectoral 

 extends to the end of the spinous dorsal. Greyish, with irregular 

 dark cross bars on the back ; sides and lower parts covered with 

 small round whitish spots and dots. The spines and rays of the 

 dorsal with black spots arranged in oblique series ; on the anal the 

 black spots are confluent across the interradial membrane, forming 

 oblique bands ; caudal with six black cross bands. Ventral with black 

 and white spots. 



One specimen, 2| inches long (no. 429), from the Godeffroy 

 Museum. Tonga Islands. 



