. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. WHITLEY 117. Figure 12—Threefin Blenny, Vauclusella acanthops. Holotype, Queensland. Head naked except on nape, Snout steep and conic. Maxilla reaching below middle of eye. Teeth small, conic. Three conical spines over front of each eye. A supraorbital and a nasal tentacle. Interorbital narrow and concave between the raised, minutely denticulate orbital rims. No predorsal scales. Body, including breast, nape and pectoral base, with deciduous, imbricate, ctenoid scales. Three dorsal fins, the second higher with 17 spines. Anal origin below
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. WHITLEY 117. Figure 12—Threefin Blenny, Vauclusella acanthops. Holotype, Queensland. Head naked except on nape, Snout steep and conic. Maxilla reaching below middle of eye. Teeth small, conic. Three conical spines over front of each eye. A supraorbital and a nasal tentacle. Interorbital narrow and concave between the raised, minutely denticulate orbital rims. No predorsal scales. Body, including breast, nape and pectoral base, with deciduous, imbricate, ctenoid scales. Three dorsal fins, the second higher with 17 spines. Anal origin below seventh spine of second dorsal fin, its base ending well behind that of third dorsal. Two slender anal spines, close together, shorter than the rays, the last of which is divided to its base. Pectoral reaching below third dorsal fin. Membrane of ventral fin not evident. Caudal long, convex, subequal to head without snout. Colour in preservative, plain greyish brown; no dark blotches. Spinous dorsal fins infuscated. Described and figured from the holotype of the species, a specimen 42 mm. or 1| inches overall. Australian Museum registered no. Five paratypes (Nos. and 4028) show no important variation. The ocular spines are just evident in a 34 mm. fish, the smallest specimen. The spines of the second dorsal fin vary from 16 to 17. , 19-20; P. 15-16; Sc. 34-37; with 16 to 18 tubes. Tr. 2-3/1/5-7. Loc—Heron Island, Queensland; 1957. Presented by Mr. R. Slack-Smith who cave the holotype his field number 40/9/4. The paratypes, with same data, have field nos. 46/26/3 and Spec. C. Readily distinguished from its congeners by its scaleless head, orbital spines, scaly breast, long caudal and pectoral fins, and 16 or 17 spines in the second dorsal Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble t
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