110 BLENNIID^.. 



snout about ^ length of postocular part of head ; diameter of eye 4 to 

 6 times in length of head, equal to or greater than interorbital width ; 

 a more or less developed tentacle above the eye; mouth extending to 

 below anterior third or centre of eye ; 16 to 28 obtuse teeth in upper 

 jaw, 12 to 22 in lower, followed on each side by one or two curved 

 canines. Dorsal 26-32, originating above gill-opening, very feebly 

 notched in the middle. Anal 17-22. Dorsal and anal of male in 

 contact with caudal, or narrowly separated. Pectoral as long as 

 or a little longer than head. Ventral Avith 3 rays. Caudal rounded. 

 Lateral line strongly curved in front, straight from above vent. Olive- 

 brown or reddish brown, uniform or with darker and lighter blotches 

 or irregular cross- bands. 



Total length 120 millim. 



S. France, Spain, Italy, Sardinia, and Sicily, Dalmatia, Cyprus, Syria, 

 Algeria. 



1. Ad. Algeria. Sir L. Playfair (P.). 



2. Ad. L. Bourget, Savoy. T. H. Powell, Esq. (P.). 

 3-6. Hgr. L. Garda. Dr. F. Werner (P.). 

 7-16. Hgr. „ Prof. E. v. Martens (P.). 



17-26. Ad., hgr , L. di Neml. ^, 



& yg- 



27. Hgr. L. Albano. 



26. Hgr. L. Bracciano, near Rome. W. 0. Trevelyan, Esq. (P.). 



29. Ad. R. Cogliiiias, N. Sardinia. M. P. Dehaut (P.). 



30-31. Ad. Dalmatia. 



32-33. Ad. Cypras. R. L. N. Micliell, Esq. (P.). 



34. Skel. 



35-36. Ad. L. Galilee. T. W. Beddome, Esq. (P.). 



2. SALARIAS. 



Guv. Regne Anim. ii. p. 251 (1817} ; Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xi. p. 301 (1836) ; 



Giinth. Cat. Fisli. iii. p. 239 (1861). 

 Altirus (Commers.), Bleak. Versl. Ak. Amsterd. (2) iii. 1869, p. 235. 



A series of numerous small teeth in the jaws, implanted in the gum 

 and movable; usually a curved canine tooth on each side of the lower 

 jaw, behind the series of small teeth ; palate toothless. Gill-openings 

 wide. Dorsal fin elongate, continuous, the simple rays slender, 

 flexible ; anal elongate. Ventral fins with a small hidden spine and 2 

 to 4 rays. Body naked. 



