begimiing, but from the fifth ray , gradually decline; the pectoral broad, acuminate above; the ventral long,
sword-form, near each other; the caudal long, entire, the middle rays a little longer than the rest, forming a
blunt, or rounded point.
T h e colour o f both body and fins, nearly b la ck ; the be lly o f a darkish lead colour. A n oblong white spot
on each comer o f the caudal fin.
T lie length, o f the subject described, including the caudal fin, one foot four inches.
REMARKS.
I have met with this fish at sea, o f a lighter colour, and much larger size. T h e y were foimd fixed on the
bodies o f siiarks, which had been caught by liooks, and were with difficulty separated. I do not recollect seeing
more than one on the same shark.
Branchial opercula without scales, the anterior lamina covered with a fleshy muscle, the posterior shaped like
a quadrant. T h e branchial membrane ha lf discovered, the two inferior rays much curved; the aperture
rather small.
T h e trunk. T h e back straight, round, the side con v e x ; the throat flat, the belly prominent; the tail round,
-compressed. No lateral line to be distinguished. T h e anus middle, between the head and the tail.
T h e fins. T w o dorsal, the first scapular, o f six rays with the soft points rising above the membrane: the
second lumbar, o f eleven declining ramentaceous ray s; the pectoral broad and pointed. T h e ventral united
in the manner peculiar to this genus. T h e anal has ten assurgent rays, shorter than tliose o f the second dorsal.
T h e caudal fin is ovate, with a small point.
T lie colour a dull yellow, variegated on the sides, with large dark spots ; the belly white. T iie rays o f the
dorsal and pectoral fins dotted with black; the other fins o f a darker yellow than the body, but without
dots.
In a smaller subject some dots were found on the pectoral and caudal fins.
Length from the nose to the caudal fin, one foot.
Lengtli o f tlie longest ray o f the caudal fin, two inches and a half.
GOBIUS .
G E N E R IC C H A R A C T E R .
Caput ports duobus inter oculos approximaios:
altero anteriore. Membrana branchiostega
radiis i v . ; p in n a ventrales u n ita in
V ovatam.
T h e ey e s n e a r ea ch o t h e r ; a n d tw o p o res
b e tw e e n th em , o n e b e fo re th e o th e r.
T h e b r a n c h ia l m em b ra n e consists o f
fo u r o s s ic le s ; th e v e n tr a l fins u n ite d in
a n o v a l fo rm .
No. L.
lanceolalis G o b iu s corpore maculis magnis, nigrescentibus ; p in n is ; ; cauda lataovata,
acuminata.
^ T h e G o b iu s , w i t h la r g e b l a c k i s h sp o t s ; la n c e o la t e p e c t o r a l f i n s ; th e t a i l b r o a d o v a t e , w i t h
a n a r r o w p o in t .
Gobius Lagocephalus. P a ll. Spic. 2j>oL 8 . p . 1 4. T a b . 2 . F ig . 6 . 7. j
Ca lled b y th e N a tiv e s K o r a h M o t t a .
.5. V. /> . 6. 1 1. P . 18. F. 10. A . 10. G. 18
n . ed. Gmel. p . 1 2 0 2 .
T h e body oblong, roundish, compressed, squamous; the scales large, rounded, base truncate, imbricate,
loose.
T h e head large, elongated, depressed above, compressed on the sides, without scales. T h e mouth large,
te rm in a l; the lips thick. T h e low er jaw longer than the upp er; teeth numerous, dissimilar, the larger reflex,
the smaller straight. T h e tongue large, obverse, heart-form, sub-bifid a t the base, smooth, pellucid, free. T h e
palate smooth. T h e eyes high, nearly vertical, orbicular, prominent. T h e nostrils near the rostrum, very
small, double. T w o pores between the eyes.
No. UL
G o b ius maculis ovalibus; pinna anali radiis octo; cauda sub-rotunda, fa sc ia ta .
T h e G o b iu s w ith oval s p o ts ; a n anal fin o f e ig h t r a y s ; th e tail ro u n d ish , a n d streak ed
tran sv e rse ly .
Called b y th e N a tiv e s K o k u .
B . y . D . Q . \ 0 . P . 1 7 . F . 1 0 . A. S. C. 16.
T his species was never found to exceed eight inches in length. T h e head and back were o f a very dark green,
sprinkled witli black dots. T h e belly whitish. T h e dorsal fins spotted with brown; the ventral and anal were
o f a light colour, the former with a faint yellowish cast, the latter a reddish; the caudal marked with transverse
lines o f dusky brown.— On the lateral line, on each side, were five oblong-oval, black spots.
No. LIT
G o b iu s maculis rhombeis ; p in n is pectoralibus caudaque cuspidatis.
T h e G o b iu s w ith lo zen g e -sh ap e spots ; th e pectoral a n d caudal fins cu sp ated .
Called b y the Na tiv e s N u n a M o t t a .
B . iv . D . 6. 1 1 . P. 1 7 . F. 10 A . \ I . C. ( 6 .
T his species, including the tail, generally measured five inches. Its colour pale brown, with a few azure dots
scattered on the sides ; the belly whitisli. ’ Five black marks were observed on the lateral line, as in the last
species, but o f a lozenge-shape ; the form o f the caudal fin was very diffèrent, and the fins were not spotted.