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the margin of the preopercle appear five pares of which the two 

 upper ones are a little larger than the rest. The scales of the nape, 

 of the opercle and of the root of the pectorals are much smaller than 

 those of the body which are very large, finely ciliated and striated. 

 The longitudinal series from the root of the pectoral to the caudal con- 

 tains about 32 scales. All the rays of the anterior dorsal terminate in 

 filaments : the third is the longest, equalling nearly half the total 

 length ; next to that is the fourth ray ; the sixth is the shortest, but 

 all except the third, are liable to individual variations. The posterior 

 dorsal and anal fins are pointed, increasing in height towards the last, 

 double, ray, which is about i of the total length. The caudal is con- 

 tained 4^ times, the pectorals and ventrals 6 times in the total length : 

 all these fins are broad, and a little pointed. The species is of no un- 

 common occurrence : it is closely allied to Gobius caninus, Cuv. and 

 Val. (XII. 16). 



Gobius russus, Cantor. 



Flesh or pale salmon-coloured ; back blackish ; on each side 4 or 5 

 large clouded blackish spots, the scales of which have a minute vertical 

 lanceolate whitish spot in the centre ; first dorsal whitish at the base 

 and at the upper margin, with two transversely waved blackish bands, 

 separated by a white, which surrounds a large black spot between the 

 4th and 5th rays; posterior dorsal whitish, minutely dotted with brown, 

 and with two irregular transversal series of pale blackish, clouded, 

 spots ; rays of dorsals and anal flesh-coloured ; membranes of caudal, 

 anal, ventral and pectoral fins whitish, minutely dotted with brown. 

 Iris pale golden, spotted with black. 



D 6—1/10, C 19 J, A 1/10, V 1/5, P 18, Br. V. 



Habit. — Sea of Pinang. 



Total length : 4f inch. 



The head is depressed, the profile slightly sloping from the eyes ; the 

 length equals that of the caudal, and is contained about 4£ times in the 

 total length ; the breadth at the nape is a little less than the height 

 which is about f of the total ; the cheeks tumid ; the eyes oval, lateral, 

 situated on the profile, occupying a little more than the second fourth 

 of the head, nearer the muzzle than the angle of the preopercle ; the 

 muzzle is broad rounded ; the lower jaw a little longer than the upper ; 

 the gape is wide, oblique, the angle is situated beneath the middle of the 



