BLENNID^.- 



CLININ^. 



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Labrisomus JVob, Front row of the teeth strong, 

 conic, and pointed, the hinder velvetty ; body thicker 

 than in Clinus; dorsal fin distinctly eraarginate to- 

 wards the caudal. 



L. gobio. C. V. xi. 395. 

 pectinifer. lb. 374. 

 capillatus. lb. 377. 

 Delalandii. lb. 378. 

 linearis. lb. 371. 

 variolosus. lb. 381. 



Peruvianus C. V. xi. 383. 

 microcirrhis. lb. 384. 

 ? geniguttatus. lb. 86. 

 elegans. lb. 388. 

 ? littoreus. lb. 389. 

 latipennis. lb. 394. 



Ophisomus* Nob. Anguilliform, compressed, ventral 

 fins excessively small, generally of one ray; dorsal 

 fins entirely spinous. t 

 G. gunnellus (Blenniusgunnellus. Lin.) Yafrell. i. 239. 



CiRRHiBARBUS Cuv. (Jig. 86.) Head and mouth with nu- 

 merous cirri; bo- 

 dy sub-anguilli- 

 form ; muzzle 

 pointed ; lower 1^ 

 jaw longer than 

 the upper ; teeth 

 velvety, the out- 

 er range a little 

 larger ; ventral 

 fin of two rays ; 

 dorsal fin single, narrow, of nearly equal breadth ; 

 spinous, with a few soft rays behind. 



Cirr. capensis. C. V. xi. 406. pi. 337. (fig. 86.) 



Opistognathus Cuv.I^ (fig, 87-) General form of Sa- 

 larias ; head 

 large, thick, __^_ 



very obtuse ; ^S^"" " ^.;^^ K' 



eyes and 



maxillaries 



* Gunnellus Auct. " Nomina generica qus ex Grseca vel Latina lingua 

 radicem non habent, rejicienda SMnt."—llligerf Prod. xvii. 



+ This and the two next genera appear to represent the three aberrant 

 sab-families, Ophisomus passing into the Zoarchinidte. 



t The prolongation of the maxillaries renders this a beautiful representa- 

 tion of Thryssa. These three last genera seem to represent subfamilies. 



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