GOBIDiE. 



■ GOBIAN.au 



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fin is single^ narrow, and extends the whole length 

 of the body^ which is much more lengthened. 

 G. Broussonetii. Griff. Cuv. pi. 38. fig, 2. 



Tryp AUCHENA Cuv. Body anguilliform ; dorsal fin single, 

 narrow, and united to the caudal, which is short and 

 rounded ; branchial opening very narrow ; under jaw 

 longest ; eyes minute. 



T. vagina. Cuv. Val. xii. pi. 351. [Jiff. 89.) 



Amblyopus Cuv* Body anguilliform ; dorsal, anal, and 

 caudal fins united, the latter very long and lan- 

 . ceolate ; all the rays soft and branched ; mouth nearly 

 vertical; lower jaw longest, with a few long, dis- 

 tant, curved teeth ; eyes very minute, and almost 

 hid in the skin ; India. 



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rubicunda. Hamilt. pi. 5. 9. Hermannianus. Cuv, (^g. 90). 



ScARTELAOs Sw. Body long, eel-like, destitute of 

 scales ; dorsal fins two, the second and anal very 

 long, but not united to the caudal, which is large and 



* Since the Synopsis was printed, where this type is called Psilosoma 

 the 12th vol. of Cuvier and Valenciennes's work has appeared, where it is 

 nam^ Amblyopus. 



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