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tongue entire, its substance translucent. Rhinogobius muscarum agrees with R. neophytus in these 

 respects and perhaps the two should form a distinct genus. 



Color in life perfectly translucent, with spots of dark orange, and some of pure black, one especially 

 on caudal peduncle. 



1454. Rhinog-obius muscarum Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 3 in length; depth 5; eye 3.25 in head; scales about 25; dorsal vi, 9; anal 10. 



Body elongate, compressed, anterior profile rounded; upper jaw slightly the longer and over- 

 hanging the lower; tongue not notched; angle of mouth under middle of eye; depth of caudal peduncle 

 3 in head; teeth on jaws and vomer, a clump of enlarged teeth in middle of lower jaw; tube at nostril 

 rather distinct; anal papilla distinct; origin of spinous dorsal on a line with axil of pectoral, the 



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Fig. 90. — Rhinogobius muscarum Jordan & Seale, new species. Type. 



height of the fin being about equal to its base; base of soft dorsal equal to its longest ray; base of anal 

 1.5 in head, its longest ray 2.75 in head, the origin of the fin slightly nearer base of caudal than 

 posterior margin of eye; pectoral 1.2 in head; ventrals united and disk-shaped, the anterior margin of 

 the membranous cup with 2 lobe-like points; ventrals rather short, not reaching to base of anal; caudal 

 1.2 in head. 



Life colors of a specimen from Apia, translucent whitish with rather large black points and with 

 angulated transverse narrow yellow bars; yellow markings on head. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white, covering all the body with distinct round black spots slightly 

 larger than pin points; head, thorax, and belly with fewer spots; dorsal fins showing a few scattered 

 dark specks, caudal showing several bands of minute dots; anal with a few scattered dark spots; 

 ventrals marked indistinctly with dusky dots; pectoral white with numerous dark dots on base. 



Six specimens from the coral reef of Pago Pago. Type no. 51782, U. S. National Museum, length 

 0.7 inch. This species belongs to the same group as Rhinogobius neophytus, distinguished from 

 typical Rhinogobius by the shape of snout and translucent body. 



1455. Rhinog-obius nebulosus ( Forskal) . Samoa; Papua; Palauls.; Eaiatea ( Seale ) ; Eastlndies. 



Gobius nebulosus Forskal, Descr. Anim., 24, 1775, Red Sea. 



Gobius Criniger Cuvier & Vulenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., XII, S2, 1837, Dorey Harbor, New Guinea, Malabar. 



Two specimens from the mouth of the Vaisigano River at Apia. Olive-green in life with darker 

 blotches and spots. 



GOBIUS (Artedi) Linnaeus. 



As now restricted the genus Gobius (type Gobius niger of Europe) includes the Old World species 

 only, having the dorsal rays about vi-12, the scales rather large, silk-like, the teeth not large, and the 

 tongue rounded. 



1456. Gobius ornatus Riippell. Samoa; Fiji; Yap; New Guinea (Macleay); Ponape (Kner, Novara 



Fische, 173); Shortland I. (Sealej; Eastlndies. 



