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antero-superior angle of the orbit. Jaws nearly even in front. 

 The vomerine teeth reach backwards nearly to the tip of the 

 tongue. Body and pectoral fin immaculate. 



Tasmania. Endeavour River. 



914. Conger Wilsoni, Casteln. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Vol. I., p. 193. 



Gymnothorax Wilsoni, Bloch ? 



The height of the body is about twenty times in the length ; 

 the distance of the muzzle to the gill-opening eight times in the 

 same. Head elongate. Teeth long, straight and placed close 

 together, forming a cluster in front ; the anterior teeth are smaller 

 than those behind ; a sharp crenulated ridge inside the row of 

 teeth. The dorsal fin commences behind the extremity of the 

 pectoral and is composed of about three hundred and twenty rays ; 

 the anal commences a little before the middle of the entire length 

 and has about two hundred and sixty rays, The pectorals are 

 about one-fourth of the length of the head. Colour shining 

 brownish-black, becoming greyish white on the belly. The 

 lateral line is black and there are large, marbled, pinkish-white 

 spots on the posterior part of the body. 



Melbourne. Tasmania. Length four to five feet. 



915. Conger labiatus, Casteln. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, Vol. HI., p. 396. 



Port Jackson. 



Genus Congromur/Ena, Kaup. 



Scaleless, Bones of the front part of the head with large 

 muciferous cavities, Cleft of the mouth narrow, not extending 

 backwards beyond the middle of the eye. All the teeth small, 

 fine, forming bands ; those of the jaws not forming a cutting 

 edge. Vomerine band narrow, long. Pectoral and vertical fins 



