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Encyclogobius, Gill, Lepidogohius, Gill, Actinogobius, Blkr., 
Acanthogobius, Gill, Ceplinlogobim, Blkr., Aioaous^ Val., 
JiJmiogobiuf!, Gill, Ctenogobius, Gill, Centrogohim, Blkr., 
Accntrogohius^'K\k\\^ rorogohiuSy Blkr., AmhlygohiuSy Blkr., 
CryptocentruSy Elir., PterogobiuSy Gill, Chamogobius, Gill, Zono- 
gobius, Blkr., OdontogobiuSy Blkr., Stigmatogohius, Blkr., Eu- 
ctenogobiuSy Gill, OxyurichthySy Blkr.) 
Snb-plialaiix d. CiiA^TURTCfiTii vi. Body elongato, its height 8 to 
9 times in its length, cylindrical anteriorly ; head convex, 
not depressed or compressed, scaly above and on the sides ; 
no canines ; lower jaw with several cirri; caudal obtusely or 
acutely lanceolate, longer than the head. (Genera : Cluvtur- 
ichthySy Rich., AmblycJucturichthySy Blkr., ParachceturichthySy 
Blkr.) 
Sub-phalanx e. Gobionelli. Body much elongate, its height 10 
to 14 times in its length ; head not depressed, obtuse, convex, 
scaly, the cheeks naked, lower jaw without cirri ; soft dorsal 
elongate, thrice the length of the spinous ; caudal lanceolate ; 
isthmus broad; no canines. (Genera: SynechogohiuSy Gill, 
GobionelluSy Gir.) 
Phalanx 7. PEiiioriiTiiALMiNi. Body elongate, cylindrical ante- 
riorly ; head very convex, truncated, compressed, densely scaly 
above and on sides ; eyes erectile, protected above by a broad 
scaly movable skin and beneath by a broad free lower eyelid ; 
suborbital-rostral skin pendulous ; teeth conical, fixed, in one or 
two series in the jaws; pharyngeal teeth partly acicular and 
partly conical ; scales cycloid ; dorsals sub-equal, the anterior 
flabelliform ; pectoral with a long brachium or base largely 
squamose, caudal obliquely rounded ; ventral entire or deeply 
divided. B. 5. (Genera : Pcriophthalmmy Bl., Schn., Eucho- 
ristopuSy Gill, Periophthalmodony Blkr.) 
Phalanx 8. Apocrypteini. Body elongate; head slightly com- 
pressed, obtuse, convex, above anteriorly and on sides densely 
squamose, teeth uniserial, in lower jaw sub-horizontal. Canine 
teeth, 2 in lower jaw, postsymphysial. Scales of body small 
cycloid. Rayed dorsal elongate, more than double or triple the 
length of the spinous. Ventral entire, sub- tubular, adherent at 
its base only. Isthmus broad. B. 5. 
Sub-phalanx a. Apocryptei. Caudal lanceolate ; eyes scarcely 
or not erectile, without free eyelid ; spinous dorsal not 
higher than long. (Genera: ApocryptodoUy Blkr., Parapo- 
cryptefiy Blkr., Apocryjitepy Val., PseudapocrypteSy Blkr.) 
Sub-phalanx b. Boleophthalmi. Caudal lanceolate or obliquely 
rounded ; eyes erectile with movable supra-orbital skin, and 
broad free infra-orbital or palpebral skin; dorsals widely 
apart, anterior higher than long. (Genera : BoleophthalmuSy 
Val., ScartelaoSy Swns.) 
Sub-fam. 3. Amblyopodiformes. 
Phalanx 1. Ambeyopodini. , Body very elongate, no post-temporal 
