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baillon’s wrass. 
mottled with streaks and spots of very dark brown; tail with 
cross bars, and, near the termination of the lateral line, an 
ocellated spot. 
Dr. Gunther’s account of Crenilahrus Baillonii is thus given: — 
“The height of the body is contained three times and a third, 
or three times and a half in the total length. Cheek with 
two or three series of scales; the length of the snout is one 
third of that of the head. The soft dorsal and the anal with 
two black or blackish spots at the base. Back with five or 
six dark cross bars, more distinct in young individuals. Oper- 
culum without dark spot; base of the pectoral black. The 
dorsal fin with fourteen firm and ten soft rays; anal three 
firm and ten soft rays.” 
“This species will be easily distinguished from its nearest ally, 
C. quinquemaculatus, by the larger scales on the cheek, and 
by the greater number of longitudinal series of .scales above 
the lateral line. The characters by which the two species 
have been distinguished are constant in all the specimens 
examined. The anterior spot on the dorsal fin is the most 
distinct, whilst the others are paler, and may entirely disappear 
with age. The number of the anal rays has been incorrectly 
given by Valenciennes. This species has been found on the 
coasts of Lisbon and Mogader, as also in the British Channel.” 
The Crenilahrus quinquemaculatus, here referred to, is a 
native of the Mediterranean, but has not been recognised as an 
inhabitant of our own shores. It is subject to much variety, 
and sometimes has a dark spot on the middle of the base of 
the caudal fin, (as in the fish we have described; but in our 
example it was ocellated, or marked with a pale border, as we 
have never seen in the Corkwing.) 
