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BLACK GOBY. 



Gobius Ater. G. ater, squamis parvis carinatis, genis promi- 

 Tientibus. 



Deep-Black Goby, with small carinated scales, and prominent 

 cheeks. 



Le Gobie noir. Cepede. 2. p. 56*8. 



Described by Cepede from Commerson : length 

 two or three inches : colour deep black with a 

 blaeish or greenish cast : scales very small, cari- 

 nated : head swelling out on each side ; upper lip 

 longer than the lower : teeth small : tongue short 

 and fixed : eyes much approximated : on each side 

 the branchial aperture is a tubercle, and at the 

 vent a small process. Native of the Indian seas ; 

 often entering the mouths of small rivers, parti- 

 cularly where there is a muddy bottom : consider- 

 ably esteemed as a food, and used by convalescents. 



BLACK-FINNED GOBY. 



Gobius Bicolor. G.fuscus, pinnis omnibus nigris. Lin. Si/st. 



Nat. Gmel. p. 1 1Q7. Brum. pise. mass. p. 30. 

 Brown Goby, with all the fins black. 



Native of the Mediterranean : habit of G. Paga- 

 nellus: length three inches; rays of the fms project 

 in a small degree beyond the connecting mem- 

 brane. 



