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BLENNIN^. 



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Erpicthys Nob. Dorsal fin slightly or not at all emar- 

 ginate ; canine teeth generally wanting. 

 Atlanticus. Cuv. xi. 322. niger. Cuv. xi. 



frontalis. lb. 328. 

 ruficauda. lb. 328. 

 quadricornis. lb. 329. 

 variolatus? lb. 346. 

 fraenatus. lb. 342. 



quadripinnis. Rupp.28. 2. 

 Sebse. lb. p. 323. 

 castaneus. lb. 324. 

 fasciatus. lb. 324. 

 Cyclops. lb. 32. 



Rupiscartes Nob. Body anguiUiform ; dorsal low^ sub- 

 divided; caudal fin not attached to the dorsal; ventral 

 fins perfect^ of three soft rays^ and one spinous^ fully 

 developed ; mouth oblique^ directed downwards. 

 R. Alticus. C. V. xi. 337.* 



CirripectesNob. Body short; profile vertical; a semicircle 

 of filaments round the nape; head crested; dorsal high^ 

 and cleft in the middle ; representing Cirribarbus. 

 C. variolosus. C. V. xi. 317. 



CniROLOPHisf JVob. Body anguiUiform^ much com- 

 pressed ; head crested, obtuse, profile rounded ; teeth 

 as in Blennius, but smaller and shorter ; mouth 

 oblique, rather wide ; dorsal and anal fins of equal 

 breadth throughout ; the former attached to the cau- 

 dal; ventrals very short, of three rays. 

 C. Yarrellii. C. V. xi. 218. 



Cristigeps Cuv. Profile nearly ovate; dorsal fins two. 



* More than one species appears to be placed under this name ; this type 

 evidently represents, or passes into, Opistognathus ; not having seen it, I 

 have followed M. Valenciennes in retaining it for the present in this genus : 

 it is said to jump on the sea rocks like a lizard. 



t I have but little doubt of this being a sub-generic type, representing 

 the GunneU Blennies, but its precise situation requires much investigation. 



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