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have 27 dark rings, and some of the pale interspaces with a large 

 oval spot. Its teeth are also said to be flat tubercular molars. 

 (Elaps, a genus of serpents, some of which have a similar color- 

 pattern.) 



Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup. 



Two from Padang, Sumatra. One of these is now in Stanford 

 University. 



Microdonophis erabo Jordan and Snyder. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIII, 1901, p. S70, fig. 17. Misaki, Japan. 

 No. 26,224, A. N. S. P., paratype. 



Myrichthys oculatus (Kaup). 



One from St. Martins, West Indies. 



Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott). 



Pisoodonophis magnified Abbott, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1860, p. 476. 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



No. 1,013, A. N. S. P., type of P. magnified, Abbott. Also paratype 

 No. 1,014, same data. The former is 27 inches long, though in the 

 original description it is given as 19 inches. 



Gunther has recently 7 merged Ophisurus ophis (which he says is 

 not Murcena ophis Bloch) Lacepede, M. tigrina Ruppell, M. maculosa 

 Cuvier and Ophichthys stypurus R. Smith and Swain, in the synonymy 

 of this species. However, Jordan and Davis long ago 8 pointed out 

 that Ophisurus ophis Lacepede is evidently after "Bloch, as is shown 

 by the enumeration of fin rays" and allow it, together with Murcena 

 ophis Linnaeus, as questionable synonyms of Ophichthus havannensis 

 (Schneider) . 



Murcena maculosa Cuvier is based on Lacepede's Ophisurus ophis, 

 which in turn is also based on M. ophis Bloch from Surinam?. Now 

 Ophisurus guttatus Cuvier is based directly on M. ophis Bloch, so 

 both of Cuvier's names are more likely synonyms of the American 

 0. havannensis (Schneider). 



Murcena tigrina Rtippell 9 is figured as showing the dorsal origin 

 over the gill-opening, and the same is also stated in the text. The 

 dark spots are indicated on the figure as quite large and regular, 

 especially on the anal and belly. The eye is shown a little anterior 

 in the mouth cleft. Ruppell also says "der nicht sonderlich ge- 

 spaltene Mund und der Gaumen mit mehreren Reihen Hakenzahne 



" Journ. Mus. Godeffroy (F. Siidsee), XVII, 1910, p. 401. 



8 Rep. U. S. F. Com., XVI, 18S8 (1892), p. 629. 



9 Atlas. Reis. N. Af., Zool., 1S28, p. 118, PI. 30, fig. 2. Mohila, Red Sea. 



