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GREAT-HEADED OOBIOMORE. 



Gobiomorus Cephalus. G. rufus, capite magno, oculis ccerulek, 



pinna dorsali analique caudce vicinis. 

 Rufous Gobiomore, with large, subdepressed head, blue eyes, 



and dorsal and anal fins placed near the tail. 

 Le Gobiesoce Testar. Cepede 2. p. 



Native of the South- American rivers : head very 

 large, rounded in front, and somewhat depressed at 

 the hind part : eyes situated very near each other: 

 lips double and extensile : abdomen very promin- 

 ent : dorsal fin single, short, and situated near the 

 tail : vent fin placed still nearer the tail, which is 

 very long, and rounded at the tip : general colour 

 bright rufous, deepest on the back: eyes bright 

 blue. Described by Cepede from a drawing by 

 Plumier. Cepede places it in a separate genus 

 under the name of Gobiesox, the position of the 

 dorsal and anal fin giving it in some degree the 

 habit of a Pike. 



