BLUE-FINNED GOBY. Q37 



its length is about three inches : the head flat ; the 

 eyes large, and very prominent ; with blue irides : 

 the tongue large; and both jaws are furnished with 

 teeth : the first dorsal fin consists of six rays : the 

 second of eleven, and is placed at some distance 

 from the other : the vent fin has eleven rays ; the 

 tail is even at the end : the body is of a whitish 

 colour, obscurely spotted with ferruginous, and the 

 rays of the dorsal fins and tail are barred with the 

 same colour. 



BLUE-FINNED GOBY. 



Gobius Jozo. G. fuscus, subtus albidus, pinnis subcceruleis, radiis 

 dorsalibus eminentibus setaceis. 



Brown Goby, whitish beneath, with blueish fins, and project- 

 ing setaceous dorsal rays. 



Gobi«s Jozo. G. radiis dorsalibus eminentibi&s setaceis. Lin. 

 St/st. Nat. p. 450. 



Bloch. t. 107./. 3. 



This species grows to the length of four or six 

 inches, and is principally distinguished by the blue 

 colour of its fms, and the streaks on the first dorsal 

 fin : the jaws are of equal length, and armed with 

 small, sharp teeth : the lateral line runs in a strait 

 direction along the middle of the body. It is a 

 native of the Mediterranean and the Baltic, and 

 commonly frequents the muddy shores, living on 

 sea-insects, &c. It deposits its spawn on the soft 

 mud ; and though very prolific, is not observed to 



