. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 47 Family BLENNIID/E. BLENNITJS Linnaens. 234. Blennius thysanius Jordan ^v Seale, new species. Head in length without caudal; depth ; eye in head; dorsal xi, 15; anal 19: lateral line bent down to middle of side under posterior part of spinous dorsal and continued as a row of distinct bars to base of caudal; snout ; interorbital in eye; a wide, fan-like orbital tentacle with about 10 fringes, these tenta- cles about equal
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 47 Family BLENNIID/E. BLENNITJS Linnaens. 234. Blennius thysanius Jordan ^v Seale, new species. Head in length without caudal; depth ; eye in head; dorsal xi, 15; anal 19: lateral line bent down to middle of side under posterior part of spinous dorsal and continued as a row of distinct bars to base of caudal; snout ; interorbital in eye; a wide, fan-like orbital tentacle with about 10 fringes, these tenta- cles about equal in height and width to width of eye; a simple short tentacle at nostril; no nuchal crest or tentacles; gill membranes I â madly united, free from the isthmus. Body of greater depth than usual in blennies, the profile of head blunt, the eye being about on line with middle of side of mouth; depth of cam hi I peduncle in head; each jaw with a single row of immovable small, sharp-pointed teeth, the lower jaw with 2 strong, curved canine- on each side, the upper with a single posterior canine. Dorsal tin continuous, not incised, the membrane not extending to caudal fin; origin of dorsal on nuchal region slightly in advance of posterior mi of preopcrclc; hase of anal I'm ;> in base of dorsal; 2 anterior rays of anal modified into enlarged fleshy bulbs, probably of sexual significance; vent rals in head; pectorals ; caudal rounded. Color in spirits pale bluish, with s > verj indistinct indications of 5 or 6 slightly darker hands made up of -pots over hack and down sides; dorsal bluish, with -lightly darker margin; anal bluish, a narrow white margin with intramarginal dusky shading on lower third; ventrals bluish with tint of dusk} ; some indistinct bluish dots or mottlingS on nuchal region and at upper part of opercle. Two specimens from Cavite, length inches. The type is no. ">:ii>72, I . S. .National Museum. Cotype, no. 9252
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