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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



1450. Drombus filamentosus (Sauvage). New Caledonia. 



Gobius filamentoms Sauvage, Bull. Sri. Philom. 1883, 157. New Caledonia. 



This species is said to have a multitude of small filaments on the lower side of the head and else- 

 where. We therefore refer it, with much doubt, to our genus trombus. 



HHIN0G0BITJS Gill. 

 (Ctenogobius Jordan & Snyder, not of Gill; Coryphopterus Gill; Mugilogobius Smith.) 



The genus contains small gobies allied to Gobius, but of feeble organization and with no silky rays 

 to the pectoral. The profile of the head is convex, anteriorly rounded. It differs from Ctenogobius in 

 having the tongue convex at tip and not forked or notched. 



1451. Rhinogobius corallinus Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 3.2 in length; depth 5; eye 3.1 in head; dorsal vi, 10; anal 8; scales 34. 

 Body elongate, compressed, largest at pectoral girdle; anterior profile of head obliquely pointed; 

 mouth small, the angle under the anterior of eye; small sharp- pointed teeth in jaws; opercle and pre- 



'A in. 



Fig. 89. — Rhinogobius corallinus Jordan & Seale, new species. Type. 



opercle entire; caudal peduncle slender, its depth 2.5 in head, 2.2 in its length; origin of spinous dorsal 

 slightly posterior to line with axil of ventrals; the longest spine 1.95 in head; base of soft dorsal 1.2 

 in head, its longest ray 2.1; anal similar to soft dorsal, its base and length of rays slightly less, the 

 origin of the fin nearer to base of caudal than eye; pectorals greater than length of head, the tips 

 extending to below base of fifth dorsal ray; ventrals very large, united and extending to base of anal; 

 caudal rounded, equal to length of head. 



Color in life of a specimen from Pago Pago, light gray with 3 dark brown cross-bars on back, the 

 third black, forming 2 confluent spots at base of caudal; five quadrate black spots along side, the last 

 being the lower part of the caudal bar; a narrower dark vertical spot between each pair; head grayish, 

 dotted; caudal pale orange, faintly barred; dorsal pale, faintly barred with darker; pectoral, anal, and 

 ventral pale. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white with a slight shading of brown; about 9 brownish blotches along 

 side; 3 bands of brown over the back, the first at base of spinous dorsal, the second at posterior base 

 of soft dorsal, the third encircling base of caudal; side of head shaded with small black dots forming a 

 more or less distinct blotch under eye; 2 indistinct blotches near upper axil of pectoral; fins unmarked, 

 except an indistinct shading of dusky on caudal; 2 or 3 indistinct dusky spots on dorsal. 



One specimen from Pago Pago, type no. 51780, U. S. National Museum, length 0.75 inch. 



1452. Rhinogobius circumspectus (Macleay). New Guinea. 



Gobius circumspectus Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1884, 268, Milne Bay (New Guinea). 



1453. Rhinogobius neophytus (Giinther). Samoa; Ponape; Tahiti; Huahine. (PI. xxxvn, fig. 2.) 



Gobius neophytus Giinther, Fische der Siidsee, 174, taf. 108, fig. e, Ponape, Huahine, Apia, Tahiti. 

 Three specimens from Pago Pago, one from Apia, the body more slender than shown in Giinther' s 

 figure. In the slender pointed head this species differs notably from other species of Rhinogobius. 

 The lower jaw is projecting; the mouth oblique and placed low, the preorbital region being very broad; 



