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cross series, lateral line straight. Color, in alcohol : Body reddish- 

 brown, a series of thirteen dusky spots along lateral line, another of 

 smaller spots along edge of back, a band of small, dusky markings 

 between them ; back with dusky blotches, six or seven in median 

 line in front of dorsal ; cheeks pale yejlowish-brown, with dusky 

 specks, a dark blue line from eye to end of snout ; dorsal and cau- 

 dal with small, dusky spots on rays, other fins colorless ; a small, 

 oval, black spot placed obliquely on upper base of caudal. 



This species may be distinguished by its short dorsal and convex 

 snout. 



Described from a specimen 6 inches long. 



MONOPTERIDJE. 



Monopterus albus (Zuiew). 



Murcena alba Zuiew, Nov. Act. Ac. Sc. Petropol., VII, 1793, p. 299, tab. 

 7, fig. 2 {Giinther). 



Monopterus javanensis, Giinther, Cat. Fishes, VIII, 14, 1870. 



Two specimens, 14 inches long. 



Dorsal fold of skin rudimentary on tail only. Teeth in bands in 

 both jaws and on palatines. Eyes small, 2 in snout, above middle of 

 maxillary. Posterior nostrils the larger, situated between the eyes ; 

 anterior nostrils in middle of length of snout. Width of gill-open- 

 ing equal to cleft of mouth. Tail tapering to a point. Color, in 

 alcohol, almost black, lighter below, with small black spots. 



LEPTOCEPHALID.EI. 



TJroconger lepturus (Richardson). 



Congrus lepturus, Richardson, Voy. Sulph., Fishes, 106, pi. 56, figs. 1-6. 

 Uroco?iger lepturus^ Giinther, Cat. Fishes, VIII, 44, 1870. 



Head 9 i, 2f in distance from snout to vent, depth 2 in head ; eye 7, 

 2 in snout. 



Murasnesox oinereus (Forskal). 



Murcena cinerea Forskal, pp. X and 22, 1775. 



Mtircenesox cinereus, Giinther, Cat., VIII, 46, 1870; Day, Fishes of India, 

 662, pi. 168, fig. 4, 1888. 



Recorded by Sauvage. 



MYRID^J. 



Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker). 



Murcenichthys gy?nnopterus Bleeker, Atl. Ich., Murenes, 32, pi. 140, fig. 1, 

 18G4; Giinther, Cat. Fishes, VIII, 52, 1870. 



One specimen, 8 inches long. 



Body nearly terete, slightly compressed. Dorsal fin beginning 

 somewhat nearer vent than gill opening, anal about equally devel- 



