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from M. breviceps, Cuv. and Val., in the exposure of the ends of the 

 maxillary. 



Fam. GoBiDiE. 



Having considerably extended my list of species, as well as rec- 

 tified some errors in the nomenclature of others, I subjoin a com- 

 plete enumeration of the Maderan species of this family hitherto 

 discovered. 



Blennius gattorugine, Will. Cuv. and Val. IX. 200. Will. Ichth. 

 132. t. H. 2. f. 2.— Yarr. 1, 226. Rariss. 



A single individual only has occurred. 



Blennius palmicornis, Cuv. and Val. XI. 214. t. 320. Syn. Mad. 

 Fish 185. Vulgaris. 



Blennius Artedii, Cuv. and Val. XI. 231. incequalis nob. 



Synops. Mad. Fish 185. baud Cuv. and Val. Rarior. 



This is the little fish which, being formerly knowij to me only by 

 a sketch, I had erroneously supposed to be referrible to B. incequalis, 

 Cuv. and Val. On better acquaintance it however proves their B. 

 Artedii ; and is indeed a most distinct and well-marked little species, 

 scarcely exceeding two inches in length, and at once characterized 

 by its active lively habits, its light tawny brown or yellowish olive 

 colour, sprinkled all over with numerous minute white specks or 

 dots, and the hollow, triangle- shaped, ciliate, occipital crest. 



Blennius parvicornis, Cuv. and Val. XI. 257. Syn. Mad. Fish 

 185. Rariss. 



Of this, as formerly of B. Artedii, I have no means of judging, 

 except from some notes and a drawing taken by Miss Young, July 

 loth, 1835, during my absence from the island. My friend Mr. 

 Yarrell has, however, examined the individual from which these were 

 taken ; and on his accuracy I rely entirely for the correctness of the 

 above name or reference. I had before supposed it to be undescribed, 

 calling it B. strigatus. 



Pholis IcEvis, Flem. Cuv. and Val. XI. 269. Yarr. ], 230. Syn, 

 Mad. Fish 185. Rarior. 



I cannot help suspecting that MM. Cuvier and Valenciennes' Ma- 

 deran specimen at least, discovered by my friend Henry Richardson, 

 Esq., of Aber Hirnant, North Wales, of Blennius irigloides, Cuv. and 

 Val. XI. 228, is really nothing but this state or variety oi Pholis 

 l<Bvis, which differs from the ordinary European fish only in having 

 five or six distinct dark blotches or " demi-bands" along the back. 

 I have hitherto met with no other fish beside the present answering 

 at all to their description of B. trigloides ; whilst this state of Pholis 

 IcEvis, although somewhat rare, is by no means so uncommon as to 

 have been likely to escape Mr. Richardson's unwearied assiduity. 



Salarias atlanticus, Cuv. and Val. XI. 321. Syn. Mad. Fish 185. 

 Vulgaris. 



Tripterygion nasus.Riss. Cuv. and Val. XI. 409. Syn. Mad. Fish 

 185. Rariss. 



GoBius NIGER, /3. nob. 



, L. Syn. Mad. Fish 185. 



