a n d th e c h e e k s a re b u t little sw e lle d o u t. T h e h e ig h t o f
th e b o d y a n d le n g th o f th e h e a d a re e q u a l, a n d e x c e e d
th e a ltitu d e o f th e firs t d o rs a l. T h i s fin h a s le s s o f th e
tr ia n g u la r form th a n is u s u a l in th e g en u s , th e five fo rem o s t
r a y s d iffe rin g little in h e i g h t ; th e la s t ray is sh o rte r. T h e
r a y s o f th e s e c o n d d o r s a l a n d a n a l a re move th a n u su a lly
n um e ro u s . T h e c a u d a l is w id e ly ro u n d e d . T h e m o d e r
a te ly la rg e e y e s a re th e le n g th o f th e o rb it a p a r t from
e a c h o th e r , th e sam e d is ta n c e from th e ed g e o f th e in te r m
a x illa ry , a n d tw ic e a s far from th e g ill-o p e n in g . T h e
s c a le s c om e fo rw a rd o n th e to p o f th e h e a d to th e o rb its ,
a few c lo th e th e u p p e r b o rd e r o f th e g ill-co v e r, b u t th e
r e s t o f th e h e a d is n a k e d . A row o f o p e n p o r e s follows
th e co u rs e o f th e tem p o r a l g ro o v e , a n d th ro e p o re s e x i s t on
th e v e r tic a l lim b o f th e p re o p e rc u liim . A r a is e d m u c ig e n o u s
lin e ru n s u n d e r th e e y e , a n d is c o n n e c te d w ith a n o th e r ,
w h ic h fo rm s a sm a ll c irc le o n th e ch e ek .
T lie c le ft o f th e m o u th s c a r c e ly r e a c h e s to th e fore p a r t
o f th e o rb it. I t is a rm e d a b o v e b y a n o u te r row o f s u b u la
te , s lig h tly c u rv e d t e e th , to th e n um b e r o f e ig h t o r te n
o n e a c h in te rm a x illa ry , a n d e x te n d in g a b o u t h a l f way to
th e an g le o f th e m o u th . T h e in n e r te e th a re too sm a ll to
b e e a s ily s e e n w ith o u t th e a s s is ta n c e o f a le n s , a n d s ta n d
in a s in g le lin e , a s fa r a s th e o u te r o n e s e x te n d , b u t b e y o n d
th em th e y a re tw o o r th r e e row s d e e p . O n th e u n d e r j aw
th e o u te r row is s im ila r, a n d o f th e s am e e x te n t w ith th e
u p p e r o n e s , b u t i t is te rm in a te d o n th e m id d le o f th e jaw
o n e a c h s id e b y a som ew h a t la rg e r r e c u rv e d to o th . T h e
d is tr ib u tio n o f th e in te r io r te e th o f th is j a w is th e re v e rs e
o f w h a t o c c u r s in th e u p p e r o n e , b e in g in a s in g le row
tow a rd s th e c om e r s o f th e m o u th , a n d in a d o u b le o ne
b e h in d th e o u te r te e th . T h e s tra p - s h a p e d to n g u e is p r o m
in e n t a n d sm o o th . T h e r e is a p r e tty b ro a d v e lum to
b o th jaw s , a n d th e p a la te is sm o o th , w ith a m e s ia l fo ld o f
m em b ra n e .
T h e s c a le s a re m o d e ra te ly la rg e , th e r e b e in g s ix ty -fiv e
in a lo n g itu d in a l row b e tw e e n th e g ill o p e n in g a n d c a u d a l
fin. T h e ir e x p o s e d d isk s , in s i tu , a re e x a c tly rh om b o id a l,
a n d th e ir b o rd e r s a re fin e ly p la i te d a n d c ilia te d . T h e
g ill-o p e n in g is e n tire ly la te r a l, b e in g c lo s e d b e n e a th b y
th e b ro a d a n d d ir e c tly tra n sv e rs e a tta c hm e n t o f th e m em b
r a n e to th e is thm u s .
T h e o r ig in a l co lo u rs c a n n o t b e a s c e r ta in e d from th e
sp e c im e n s , w h ic h h a v e b e e n lo n g m a c e ra te d in sp irits.
I ’h e b o d y is m a rk e d b y d a rk p a tc h e s , w h ic h a p p e a r to h av e
fo rm e d a b o u t five v e rtic a l b a n d s b e tw e e n th e g ill-o p e n in g
a n d c a u d a l. T h e re a re b lo tc h e s h ig h o n th e b a c k b e tw e e n
th e b a n d s , a ro u n d d a rk sp o t a t th e b a s e o f th e m id d le
c a u d a l ra y s , a n d som e d a rk s p e c k s o n th e sn o u t a n d
o th e r p a r ts o f th e h e a d ; a row o f c o lo u r e d s p o ts ru n s on
e a c h s id e o f th e h in d h e a d , from th e e y e to th e d o rs a l.
T h e f ir s t d o rs a l is m a rk e d in a c lo u d e d m a n n e r , w ith a l te r n
a te w a v in g d a rk a n d lig h t b a n d s ; a d a rk s tre a k tra v e rs e s
th e b o ttom o f th e s e c o n d d o rs a l, a n d th e r e s t o f th e fin is
o c c u p ie d b y five lin e s a lte rn a te ly l ig h te r a n d d a rk e r. T h e
ex trem e e d g e o f th e fin is b la c k ish ; th e a n a l h a s likewise
a b la c k is h e d g e , b u t is w ith o u t o th e r m a rk in g s , a s a re a lso
th e p e c to r a ls , v e n tra ls , a n d c a u d a l. L e n g th o f th e sp e c im
e n , 3^^ in c h e s .
H a b . C o a s t s o f W e s t e m A u s t r a l i a .
G o b iu s c b in ig e r . C u v . e t V a le n c ., 1 2 , p . 8 2 .
C h . S p e c . G. c a p ita n u c h d q u e e s q u am o s is ; corpora
m a c u lo s o ; p in n i s d o r s i c a u d x q u e s e r ia t im g u t t a t i s ;
g e n ts , opercuUs n u c h d q u e lin e is m u c ig e n is p e r c u r s is ;
p o r ts a p e r tis in p r e o p e r c u lo : d e n le ca n iiio p a r v o in
la te r e u tr o q u e m a x illte i n f e r io r i s ; d e n lib u s in le r io r ib u s
v ia n d ib u lo r um b r e v is s im is , sco b ifo rm ib u s , s lip a lis .
R a d i i ;— B r . 4 ? I>. e | — l | i ) ; A. I j 9 ; C. 2 5 ; P. 1 5 ;
V. 1 |1 0— 1 u n ite d .
P l a t e I ., figs. 3 a u d 4 , n a tu r a l siz e .
T h i s g o b y ag re e s so we ll with th e d e s c r ip tio n o f th e
G. c r in ig e r in th e H is to ir e d e s P o isso n s, th a t I h av e
re f e r r e d i t to th a t sp e c ie s , th o u g h I h a v e se e n n e ith e r
a u th e n tic a te d e x am p le s n o r fig u re s to c o n firm th is d e te r m
in a tio n . T h e sp e c im e n d e s c r ib e d b y M. V a le n c ie n n e s
w as o b ta in e d a t J a v a b y M M . Q u o y a n d G a im a rd , a n d
h a d a ta ll filiform tip to th e s e c o n d r a y o f th e f irs t do rsa l.
M. V a le n c ie n n e s c o n s id e rs th is to b e p e c u lia r to th e ma le ,
a n d re fe rs to th e s am e sp e c ie s a n I n d ia n g o b y w h ic h
w an ts th is p ro lo n g a tio n . I t is a lso w a n tin g in o u r e x am p le ,
w h ic h w a s ta k e n o n th e n o r lh -w e s t c o a s t o f A u s tra lia .
T h e h e a d m ak e s a fo u rth o f th e to ta l le n g th , c a u d a l
in c lu d e d , a n d its w id th a t th e g ills , w h ic h e x c e e d s h a lf
i t s le n g th , n e a r ly e q u a ls its h e ig h t. T h e ey e s , la rg e a n d
a p p ro x im a te d , in te r f e r e w ith th e p ro file . T h e r e a re th r e e
o rific e s in th e n a s a l re g io n , th e low e r o f w h ich h a s a ve ry
s h o r t tu b u la r lip . T h e h e a d is e n tir e ly s c a le le s s , th e
n a k e d n e s s e x te n d in g b a c kw a rd s o n th e n a p e to th e firs t
d o rs a l, b u t th e r e a re som e sm a ll rem o te s c a le s d e e p ly im b
e d d e d in th e sk in o f th e su p r a - s c a p u la r reg io n s . A
r a is e d m u c ife ro u s lin e , w h ich fo rk s tw ic e , tra v e rs e s th e
c h e c k ; tw o s im ila r lin e s c ro s s th e g ill-co v e r, th e low e r
o n e b e in g fo rk e d ; a n d th e r e a re a lso som e fa in t o n e s on
th e n a p e . T h e m o u th is c le f t to o p p o s ite th e fore p a r t o f
th e ey e , a n d d e s c e n d s o b liq u e ly . T h e te e th a re in fine ,
c lo s e , ev e n , b ru sh - lik e p la te s o n th e jaw s . A n e x te r io r
row o f m o re w id e ly s e t, s lig h tly t a lle r a n d c u rv e d te e th ,
re a c h e s to th e m id d le o f e a c h jaw , a n d is te rm in a te d in
th e low e r j aw b y a re c u rv e d c a n in e o f sm a ll s iz e . T h e
g ill-o p e n in g is v e rtic a l, b e in g c lo s ed o n th e u n d e r su rfa c e
o f th e h e a d . O n ly fo u r r a y s su s ta in its m em b ran e . I f
th e r e b e a fifth o ne , it is im b e d d e d in th e p a r t a tta c h e d
to th e is thm u s , a n d c a n n o t b e d e te c te d w ith o u t d is s e c tio n .
T h e l a s t r a y s o f th e s e c o n d d o rs a l a n d a n a l a re , a s u su a l,
d iv id e d to th e b a s e .
T h e b a s a l s tr e a k s o f th e sc a le s c ro s s th e e x p o s e d d isk ,
a u d co n v e rg e to a p o in t in th e m id d le o f th e p o s te r io r
e d g e , w h ich is stro n g ly to o th e d .
T h e d a rk m a rk in g s a re w e ll d e s c r ib e d in th e H is to ir e
d e s P o isso n s, b u t th e sp o ts o n th e c a u d a l fin a rc n o t
n o tic e d . I n o u r sp e c im e n th e re a re fo u r row s o f ro u n d
s p o ts , s im ila r to th o s e o n th e s e c o n d d o r s a l ; a n d th e
in te r s tic e s a p p e a r to h a v e b e e n y e llow . T h e wh o le
v e n tr a ls r e ta in th e l a tte r tin t, a u d som e s tr e a k s o f i t rem a in
o n th e d o rs a l a n d b e lly . T h e le n g th o f th e sp e c im e n ,
3 | in c h e s .
H a b , T h e N o rth -w e s t c o a s t o f A u s tra lia .
G o b iu s l e n t ig in o s u s . R i c h a r d s o n .
C ii. S p e c . G. g r a c ilis , ca p ita iu m id u lo , g e n is co n v e x is
p u r p u r é i s ,p u u c lu la t is ,c o r p o r em a rm o r a lo p u n c ta lo q u e ;
p in n i s d o r s i cau d ia q u e s e r ia tim g u t ta h s , p e c to r a h b u s
b a s i p u n c tu la i i s : d e n tib u s v illo sis.
R a d i i :— D . 0 ]— 1 |1 0 ; A . I j J ; C . 2 2 ; P . 2 0 ; V . I j l O - 1
u n ite d .
P la te I ., figs. 5 a n d 6 , n a tu r a l s iz e .
T h i s sm a ll s p e c ie s h a s som e re s em b la n c e to th e la s t in
th e co lo u rs o f th e b o d y , b u t i t is a m o re s le n d e r fish, a n d
th e n a p e is c lo th ed forwa rd to th e e y e s w ith s c a le s , n e a r ly
a s la rg e a s th o s e o f th e b o d y , w h ic h a r e o f m o d e ra te siz e .
T h e r e a re n o s c a le s o n th e g ill-co v c rs , o r r e s t o f th e h e a d .
T h e b a s a l gro o v e s a re few a n d p a r a lle l, th e fre e e d g e o f
th e s c a le to o th e d . T h e le n g th o f th e h e a d is tw ic e its
h e ig h t, a n d fo rm s o n e -fo n rtli o f th e to ta l le n g th o f th e
fish, c au d a l in c lu d e d . T h e u n d e r j a w is a l ittle more
p rom in e n t th a n th e u p p e r o ne . T h e j aw te e th a re d isp o s e d
in b ro a d , ve ry c lo se , villifo rm p la te s , w ith a n o u te r row o f
s to u te r a n d m o re w id e ly s e t te e th , b u t s c a rc e ly ta lle r.
T h e r e a r e n o d i s tin c t c a n in e s in th e m id d le o f th e lower
jaw , o r e lsew h e re , a n d n o n e o f th e te e th c a n b e c le a rly s e e n
w ith o u t th e a id o f a len s . T h e g ill c o v e r i s c o n v ex .
T h r e e m u c ig en o u s lin e s d iv e rg e from th e u p p e r lip , a little
a b o v e th e a n g le o f th e m o u th , o n e to ru n im m e d ia te ly
b e n e a th th e ey e , a n o th e r to c ro s s th e m id d le o f th e c h e e k ,
a n d a th ird to tr a v e rs e th e low e r p a r t o f th e c h e e k . A
fo u rth lin e ru n s from th e c h in a lo n g th e lim b o f th e lowe r
jaw a n d th e in te ro p e r c u lum , a n d a s c e n d s th e v e rtic a l
lim b o f th e p r e o p e rc u lum . A s im ila r lin e s k ir ls th e tem p
o r a l g ro o v e , a n d tw o d iv e rg e a t a r ig h t an g le o n th e g ill-
cove r. O p e n p o re s e x is t o n th e u p p e r boi-der o f th e o rb it
a n d v e rtic a l lim b o f th e p r e o p e r c u lum . T h e g en e ra l
co lo u rs o f th e sp e c im e n s in sp ir its a re h o n e y -y e llow ,
m a rb le d a n d s p o tte d w ith um b e r a n d b la c k is h b row n , a n d
m in u te w h ite sp e c k s e x i s t in lo n g itu d in a l row s a lo n g th e
low e r p a r t o f th e s id e s . A d a rk m a rk is p la c e d o n th e
ta il, c lo se to th e b a s e o f th e c a u d a l fin, a n d th e re a re
m a n y d a rk d o ts o n th e sn o u t. T h e c h e e k s h a v e a b r ig h t
p u rp lis h h u e , w ith n um e ro u s w h itish s p e c k s . T h e b a s a l
h a lv e s o f th e p e c to r a ls a re a lso s tu d d e d w ith w h ile sp e c k s .
T h e r e a re fo u r row s o f d a rk d o ts in th e f ir s t d o rs a l, a n d
s ix row s o n th e se c o n d d o r s a l a n d c a u d a l. T h e an a l is
d a rk o n th e b o rd e r , b u t u n s p o tte d , a n d th e r e a re n o m a rk s
o n th e v e n tra ls . L e n g th o f th e sp e c im e n , I j in c h .
H a b . B a y o f Is la n d s , N ew Z e a la n d .
G o b iu s in t e i is t in c t u s . R ic h a rd so n .
C h . S p e c . G. s u h c g lin d r ic u s ,r o s tr o g ih h o ,o c nU s c o n tig u is ;
sq u am is n ta ju s c u l i s ; la te r ib u s in f r a o r d in ih u s d u o b v s
r e c ta n g u lo rum n ig ro ru n t s itp ra q tie lin e o lis n ig r is p l ii r i -
m is p e r c u r s is , c um p u n c t i s a lb e s c e n iib u s o rd in a tis
in te r ja c e n iih u s ; p in n i s om n ib u s p r te te r v e n tra le s albo
nig ro q iie a lte r n e lin e a tis .
R a d i i : - I ) . 6 ] - I J lO ; A. 118 ; C . 1 9 ; P . 1 6 ; V. I jlO — 1
u n ite d .
P la te \L , figs. 8 , 4 a n d 5 , n a tu r a l s iz e ; 6 m a g n ifie d .
'J 'h is gob y h a s m u c h re s em b la n c e in g e n e r a l fo n n to th e
p r e c e d in g o n e , a n d , lik e it , b e lo n g s to th e d iv is io n wh ich
i s c h a r a c te r is e d b y th e n e g a tiv e c h a r a c te r s o f th e w a n t o f
c a n in e te e th , th e a b s e n c e o f fre e s im p le ra y s in th e p e c to
ra ls , o r o f a n y o th e r rem a rk a b le p e c u lia r ity in th e fins.
T h e sn o u t is v e ry s h o r t a n d g ib b o u s , th e e y e s r a th e r la rg e ,
a n d n e a r ly to u c h in g ab o v e , a n d th e c h e e k s a re n o t swollen.
T h e te e th a rc in v illifo rm b a n d s , l a p e n n g off n e a r ly to a
s in g le se rie s tow a rd s th e c o rn e r s o f th e m o u th , b u t h a v in g
c o n s id e r a b le b r e a d th a t th e sym p h y s is , from th e a d d itio n ,
a s i t w e re , o f sev e ra l vows e x te r io r to th e g e n e r a l lin e o f
th e d e n ta l su rfa c e . T h e e x te r io r o n e s a re a v e ry l ittle
s to u te r th a n th e re s t, a n d a ll a re s lig h tly in c u rv e d , b u t
th e r e a re n o c a n in e s . T h e e y e s a re v e ry p rom in e n t, a n d
th e s h o r t sn o u t is su d d e n ly ro u n d e d off. T h e p r e o rb ita r
lip is r a th e r fu ll, b u t it is ev en , a n d in n o w is e lo b e d o r
n o tc h e d , a s in P e r io p h th a lm u s ,v ! \\ic \\ th is fish m u c h re s em b
le s in th e fa c e . T h e s c a le s o f th e c ra n ium te rm in a te b y
a ro u n d e d o u tlin e , w h ic h j u s t to u c h e s th e o rb its . T h e
s n o u t, th e w h o le o f th e ch e e k s , g ill-p la te s a n d m em b ra n e s
a re s c a le le s s . B r ig h t y e llow m u c ife ro u s lin e s b r a n c h on
th e ch e e k , a n d tra v e rs e th e tem p o r a l fu rrow . I h e r e are
o p e n p o re s o n th e d is k o f th e p r e o p e r c u lum , m th e tem p
o r a l furrow, o n th e n a p e , a n d o th e r p a r ts o f th e h e a d .
T h e le n g th s o f th e h e a d a n d c a u d a l fin a r e a b o u t e q u a l,
a n d e a c h fo rm s o n e -fifth o f th e le n g th o f th e wh o le
T h e p e c to r a l is s em i-e llip tic a l, o r m o re ro u n d e d wh en
v e ry fu lly e x te n d e d . I t s m em b ra n e is ve ry d e lic a te , a n d
r e a d ily d is a p p e a r s ; b u t in o u r m o s t p e r f e c t sp e c im e n s , o n ly
Ihe tip s o f th e u p p e r ra y s a re fre e . T h e u p p e rm o s t ray
a lo n e is s im p le . T h e firs t a n d s e c o n d r a y s of th e first
d o r s a l a re lo n g e r t h a n th e re s t. T h e la s t r a y o f th e s e c o n d
d o r s a l a n d o f th e a n a l is d iv id e d to th e b a s e . T h e c a u d a l
i s ro u n d e d .
T h e s c a le s o f th e b o d y a re r a th e r la rg e , a u d ve ry r e g u la
r ly p la c e d . E a c h is five s id e d : h a v in g th e la te r a l s id e s
s tr a ig h t a n d p a r a lle l, th e b a s e u n d u la te d , so a s to p ro d u c e
a c e n tr a l ro u n d e d lo b e , a n d th e two f re e o r p o s te r io r s id e s
m e e tin g in a n a c u te an g le , w ith th e a p e x m o re o r l e s s b lu n t.
T h e s e fre e s id e s a re s tro n g ly a n d r e g u la r ly to o th e d . A b o u t
twe lv e fin e f a n - lik e lin e s ru n from n e a r th e p o s le n o r Up to
th e b a s a l lo b e . T h e r e a re tw e n ty - s ix s c a le s in a row
b e tw e en th e g ill-o p e n in g a n d th e c a u d a l fin.
T h e g en e ra l c o lo u r o f th e sp e c im e n s in s p in t s is h o n e y -
y e llow T h e s id e s a re m a rk e d b y b row n ish b la c k in te r r
u p te d lin e s , w h ic h in th e u p p e r p a r ts a re s le n d e r a n d
a p p ro x im a te d . T h e low e s t tw o , b e in g o n a lev e l w ith th e
low e r h a l f o f Uie p e c to ra ls , a re com p o s e d o f a s e r ie s o f
sev en o r e ig h t o b lo n g , r e c ta n g u la r sp o ts . T h e fin e u p p e r
lin e s a re m o s t n um e ro u s a t th e s h o u ld e r s o f th e fish, p o s -
te rio rly th e y a re re d u c e d to a b o u t fo u r j b e tw e e n th em
th e r e is a n e q u a l n um b e r o f rows o f ve ry m m u te w ln le
s p e c h s . Oil th e c a u d a l a n d p e c to r a ls th e r e a re five o r s ix
d a rk tra n sv e rs e lin e s , a lte rn a tin g w ith a n e q u a l n um b e r o f
w h ite one s. On th e d o rs a ls a n d th e an a l th e r e a re a lso
a lte rn a te b la c k a n d fin e w h ite lin e s , s lig h tly o b liq u e , a n d
in te r ru p te d b y th e ray s . T h e m u c ig e n o u s lin e s o n th e
c h e e k s a re b r ig h t y e llow , th e r e s t o f th e b e a d lo o k s p u r p
lis h , b u t th e c o lo u r a p p e a r s to b e n e a r ly f a d e d away in
o u r sp e c im e n s . T h e sp e c im e n w h ic h is fig u re d h a d th e
following
B 2