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SPECKLED GOBY. 
Oohius rhodopterus, Gtjnthee; Cat. Br. Museum, toI. iii, 
p. 16, quoting McCoy, in Annals 
and Magazine of Natural History, 
vol. vi, p. 403. 
“ reiiculatug, Ouvieb. 
The species named as above is tno-wn in the Mediterranean, 
and was discovered by Professor McCoy, in Dublin Bay; but 
I am only able to express the supposition that it is the same 
with a fish supplied to me from the north coast of Somersetshire 
by E. T. Higgins, Esq., where, with others we have occasion 
to mention, it was taken in a net for shrimps. 
This example was a little beyond two inches in length; the 
head short before the eyes, which are high on the head, but 
not close together; lower jaw a little the longest. Body wide 
beliind the head, compressed posteriorly. The first dorsal fin 
begins over the first third of the pectoral, and Dr. Gunther 
says of this species the second ray is the longest: to me it 
appeared that the first four of the six were nearly of equal 
length, but their bent position gave the appearance as if the 
outline formed a circle; not so high as the second dorsal, 
which begins near the first and ends at a good distance from 
the tail. Anal fin shorter than the second dorsal, but they 
end opposite each other. Pectorals of moderate size; ventrals 
close under the throat. The general colour grey, with bars on 
the dorsal fins and tail; the last-named fin round. 
