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Snout short and wide, its length 2.5 in upper jaw, its width 3 into 

 same distance; anterior nostril a distinct tube at tip of snout, pos- 

 terior nostril a round opening without rim or tube, on a line with end 

 above anterior margin of eye. The eye is distinctly nearer the tip of 

 snout than to angle of jaws; its length 2.2 in snout; gill-openings round 

 considerably larger than eye, and located below the lateral line. 



No pectoral fin; dorsal and anal distinct and united around tip of 

 tail. The dorsal is very low anteriorly and hidden in the skin, but 

 dissection shows its origin to be anterior to gill-openings; anal fin 

 is also very low. 



Color in alcohol: — uniform yellowish brown, the dorsal and anal 

 fins posterior are distinctly margined with black. 



Tx-pe length 822 mm. Head and trank 390; head 100; tail 432. 

 Cot^,'pe (A) length 750; head and trunk 320; tail 430; head 80. 



Typc—M. C. Z. 31,000 (A). Cotypc.~M. C. Z. 31,061. Hong 

 Kong. 



Gymnothorax insignis, sp. nov. 



Body cylindrical, elongate, slightly compressed; head not strongly 

 pointed, jaws equal; tail evenly compressed from anal pore; tail but 

 little longer than head and trunk. 



Head 8.9 in total length; 3.4 in trunk without head; lower jaw 

 somewhat curved probably the mouth not closing fully; length from 

 tip of snout to angle of jaws 2.2 in head. 



Teeth uniserial; twelve compressed sharp teeth in maxillary, these 

 teeth becoming smaller posteriorly; premaxillary with six sharp teeth; 

 inner with one large tooth anteriorly (probably two as there is a tooth- 

 scar) plus a single row of but two pointed teeth on the shaft. Man- 

 dible with twenty-two sharp compressed teeth which graduate smaller 

 posteriorly; snout short 5.5 in head, its depth at eye equal to its length, 

 its width at its posterior portion less than its depth; anterior nostrils 

 in short tube, much less than eye; posterior nostril not in tube and 

 located above anterior portion of eye. 



The eye small 2.75 in snout, and located considerably nearer to tip 

 of snout than to angle of jaws. 



Gill-openings large, more than twice as large as eye and located 

 on middle of sides. No pectoral fin, dorsal and anal distinct and 

 united around tail; origin of dorsal on nuchal region. 



Color in alcohol: — pale yellowish brown anteriorly, gradually becom- 



