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tence. Soon after the production of their young the parents 
are lost sight of, and probably they have retired to deeper 
water. They are sometimes brought to the market, but are 
not esteemed for the table. 
This fish is of a lengthened form, which is round at its 
origin, but becomes compressed and tapering as it approaches 
its extremity The head slopes gradually from behind to the 
lips, Avhich are fleshy; upper jaw longest; the teeth conical, 
and not so closely and regularly arranged as in the generality 
of Blennies. Eyes of moderate size, towards the top of the 
head, but not close together. A line runs from the head alonw 
the back, and is lost as it comes near the tail. The dorsal 
fin begins above the border of the first gill-cover, and runs, a 
little waved, to form the tall, by becoming joined to the anal 
fin; but at a short distance from this union there is a deep 
notch, from which it passes on in a narrower form. The pec- 
toral is large and round; ventrals close under the throat, small, 
with two or three obscure rays. The colour is a chcsnut 
blown, lighter on the belly; some white marks between the 
eyes, and white dots on the belly; anal fin with a red border. 
The sui face of the body is studded with circular dcjiressions, 
which were observed with a microscope by the late Professor 
Quekett, and found to be formed of small round scales, each 
about the twelfth of an inch in diameter, of a white colour 
and with a very small black spot in the middle. They are 
placed deep in the skin, and in some situations stand at regular 
distances. 
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