32 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Feb., 



containing an example of Echidna nebulosa and two examples of 

 Gymnothorax laysanus, thus likely from Hawaii?). 



This example resembles Poecilophis tritor Vaillant and Sauvage, 

 but differs in the throat not having some horizontal black lines, the 

 tail a little longer than the body, the gill-opening not surrounded 

 by a more or less distinct blackish spot, and the dentition. 



(Named for Dr. Henri E. Sauvage, author of numerous contri- 

 butions to Ichthyology). 



Echidna delicatula Jordan and Seale. 



One from Apia, Samoa. 



Uropterygius macrocephalus Bleeker. 



Three from Apia, Samoa. 



MOBJNG-TJID^. 

 Aphthalmichthys gangeticus sp. nov. Fig. 9. 



Head 10|; depth about 53; head width about 5 in its length; 

 head depth about 4; snout 7; eye about 1| in snout; mouth 3f 

 in head; interorbital about 2 in snout; head 9| to vent. 



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Fig. 9. — Aphthalmichthys gangeticus Fowler. Type. 



Body slender, subcylindrical, of more or less uniform depth ante- 

 riorly and only tapering gradually behind. Tail short, slightly 

 compressed and attenuated. 



Head with rather swollen appearance, surface convex, attenuated 

 in front. Snout conic, pointed, basal width about 1| its length, and 

 tip slightly projects (damaged, but restored in figure) beyond sym- 

 physis of mandible. Eye a little ellipsoid, a little nearer rictus than 

 snout tip, without eyelid. Mouth horizontal, rather small. Teeth 

 small, conic, rather slender, biserial around edge of upper jaw and 

 uniserial in mandible. No other teeth clearly distinguished. No 

 tongue. Jaws completely closing, and rami low in mouth. An- 



