The figure by Jenyns is quite crude. Our example shows 
the ventral inserted much further forward, or nearly opposite 
middle in exposure of opercle, eye long as snout and maxillary 
well extended beyond eve, 
_BLENNIDDAE. 
Tripterygion nigripinne Valenciennes. 
Head 3 to 31/3; depth 4 1/8 to 5 1/3; D.VI-XIX, rarely 
AVL, Los As. tty Co, Perely <2 or 24; scales 57 to 60 in lateral 
series from gill-opening to caudal base ahd 3 or 4 more on latter; 
lateral line with 16 to 22+22 to 28 and 2 more on caudal base: 
10 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin; 135 below to 
anal origin; snout 3 to 4 in head; eye 3 to 4 1/3; maxillary 2 1/5 
to 2 2/5; interorbital 1 4/5 to 1 7/8; in eye; head width 1 2/5 
to 1 2/3 in its length. Snout length 1 1/3 to 2 in its width at front 
of eyes. Bands of fine palstine and vomerine teeth; outer jaw teeth 
strong, uniserial, conic, vniform and inner band of small sinple 
ones in front of each jaw. Fine fringe along each jaw edge, 
Interorbital narrow, slightly convex, Rakers 3 5 short points, 
greatly less than filaments, which half of eye. ‘%cales with 10 
to le radiating basal striae; apical denticles 35 to 38; circuli 
rather coarse; lateral line with only front section well developed 
far as depressed pectoral tip. Color in alcohol faded dull brown, 
paler below. Spinous dorsal blackish. Length 23 to 73? mn, 
Eight from New Zealand, 
