The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . * Head obtuse, mouth small, as in Blennius; branchial orifice above the base of the pectoral; dorsal fin undivided; crests generally wanting; canine teeth very large. filamentosus. Cuv. xi. 280. punctatus. Cuv. xi. 286. Dussumeri. lb. 282. fasciolatus. Ehrenb. lb. 287. breviceps. lb. 283. anolius. lb. 288. grammistes. lb. 284. biocellatus. lb. lb. 286. Salartas Cuv. Numerous setaceous teeth, very fine,delicate, and flexible at their roots; with or withoutcanine teeth ; head with crests. Petroscirte
The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals . * Head obtuse, mouth small, as in Blennius; branchial orifice above the base of the pectoral; dorsal fin undivided; crests generally wanting; canine teeth very large. filamentosus. Cuv. xi. 280. punctatus. Cuv. xi. 286. Dussumeri. lb. 282. fasciolatus. Ehrenb. lb. 287. breviceps. lb. 283. anolius. lb. 288. grammistes. lb. 284. biocellatus. lb. lb. 286. Salartas Cuv. Numerous setaceous teeth, very fine,delicate, and flexible at their roots; with or withoutcanine teeth ; head with crests. Petroscirtes Riippell. (^fig. SS.^ Dorsal fin broad, nu-divided, ele-vated in front;branchial spi-racle as inOmo-branchus ; a single seriesof small seta-ceous teeth.—Riippell. P. mitratus. Riipp. Atl. 28. ancvlodon. lb. Xeue Vv. f. 1. pi. 1. £ 1. Salarias Cuv. ]SIuzzle short, truncate ; dorsal fin high^deeply cleft; canine teeth generally present,verraicularis. Cuv. xi. 296. percophthalmus. lb. pL 328. ^ Subsequently called Blennechls Cuv. and Val., and made to includePet. BLENNID^. BLENNIN^. 275 Erpicthys Nob. Dorsal fin slightly or not at all emar-ginate ; canine teeth generally Cuv. xi. 322. niger. Cuv. xi. frontalis. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. 342. quadripinnis. lb. p. lb. lb. lb. 32. Rupiscartes Nob. Body anguiUiform ; dorsal low^ sub-divided; caudal fin not attached to the dorsal; ventralfins perfect^ of three soft rays^ and one spinous^ fullydeveloped; mouth oblique^ directed Alticus. C. V. xi. 337.* CirripectesNob. Body short; profile vertical; a semicircleof filaments round the nape; head crested; dorsal high^and cleft in the middle; representing variolosus. C. V. xi. 317. CniROLOPHisf JVob. Body anguiUiform^ much com-pressed ; head crested, obtuse, profile rounded; teethas in Blennius, but smaller and
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