662 PHTSOSTOMI. 



Murwnesox exndon and serradentata, McClelland, Cal. J. N. H. iv, p. 409, and v, p. 210. 



Miirmnesox telabon, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 22, pi. 152, f. 2 ; Day, Fisbes Malabar, p. 246 ; Giinther, 



Catal. viii, p. 45. 



Culim-pcnm, Tel. : Kotah or Kulivi-pamboo, Tamil. 



B. xvii-xix, P. 15-16, D. 270-285, C. 10, A. 195-210. 



Length of head 1/3 of the distance between end of snout and vent : length of trunk about 1/4 less than 

 that of the tail. Extent of cleft of mouth about 1/2 of length of head. Byes— diameter 1/3 of length of 

 snout, 1 diameter apart. Teeth — on the vomer consisting of a row of moderately large, lanceolate, widely set 

 ones, without any basal lobes : mandibular teeth much smaller than the vomerine ones and those in the 

 external row not directed outwards. Fins — dorsal commences a short distance before the base of the pectoral : 

 the anal under about the fifty-fifth dorsal ray, just posterior to the vent. Each fin-ray arises by two distinct 

 roots. CoZowrs— upper surface of back and head olive, becoming brown posteriorly : abdomen dull white, 

 becoming silvery inferiorly. The throat, cheeks, and gill covers with golden reflections : vertical fins with dark 

 margins. 



Eahitat. — Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago : attaining ten feet or more in length. 



2. Muraenesox telabonoides, Plate CLXVIII, fig. 3. 



Murcena myrus, Gronov. ed. Gray, p. 20. 



Conger telahonoides, Bleeker, Mur. p. 20. 



Murmnesox exodentata, McClelland, Cal. J. N. H. v, pp. 180, 210, pi. viii, f. 4. 



ilfMrcEK-esoaipmiis, Kaup, Apodal Fish. p. 116. 



Micrcenesox telabonoides, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 23, t. cliv, f. 2 ; Gunther, Catal. vni, p. 46. 



B. xviii-xix, P. 15, D 245-250, C. 10, A. 200-205. 



Length of head 1/3 of the distance between end of snout and vent : length of trunk rather less than 

 that of the tail. Extent of the cleft of the mouth equals about 1/2 of the length of the head, i/i/e^— diameter 

 3i to 3^ in the length of the snout, and 1 diameter apart. Teeth— the anterior ones on the vomer are straight, 

 slenderf compressed, and elonoated, whilst the posterior ones have a small basal lobe in front and behind : the 

 outer mandibular teeth are directed outwards. i^iMS— dorsal commences in advance of the base of the pectoral, 

 the latter fin equals 3| in the length of the head. Colours— siUerj becoming white on the abdomen : vertical 

 fins yellowish, with a narrow black outer border. 



Habitat.— Seas and estuaries of India to the Malay Archipelago. This is the rarest of the three forms 

 of this genus found in India. The example figured is 36 inches in length, and from the Hooghly at Calcutta. 



3. Mursnesox cinereus, Plate CLXVIII, fig. 4. 



Murcena cinerea, Forsk. Desc. Anim. pp. x and 22. 



Murcena Arabica, Bl. Scbn. p. 488. 



Murcena baf/io. Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 24, 364. 



Ophisurus rostratus, Quoy and Gaim. Voy. Frey. Zool. p. 242, pi. 51, f. 1. 



Conger longirostris, Bennett, Life of Raffles, p. 692. 



Conger oxyrhynchus, Eyd. and Soul. Voy. Bon. i, p. 203, pi. ix, f. 2. _ - r. i ■ c i 



Murwnesdx tricuspidaia, Ilamiltonia}, and Beugalensis, McClell. Cal. J. N. H. iv, p. 409, pi. xxiv, f. 1, a. 



b. and V, pp. 182, 210, pi. viii, f. 3. t r. r,u- .,n j 



Congrus tricuspidatus, Richard. Voy. Sulp. Fish. p. 105, pi. 51, f. 2 {immature), Ich. China, p. 312, and 



Voy. Erebus and Terror, Fish. p. 110. , , „ „ , nm -r^- , 



Conger hamo, Schleg. Fauna Japou. Poiss. p. 262, pi. 114, f. 2 ; Richard. Voy. Ereb. and Ten-. Fish. 



^' Conger bagio, Cantor, Catal. Malay. Fish. p. 316 ; Bleeker, Celebes, p. 77, and Mur. p. 22. 



Congrus protervus, angustldeiis and brevicnspis, Richard. Ereb. and Terror, Fish. pp. 110, 111. 



Murainesox bagio, Peters, Wiegm. Arch. 1855, p. 270 ; Kaup, Apod. p. 116, pi. xiv, f. 73 ; Bleeker, Atl. 

 Ich. iv, p. 24, t. 170, f. 2 ; Kner, Novara Fische, p. 363. 



Mura-nesox Singapurensis, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 25, t. 151, f. 2 ; Kner, \.c. p. 3_^3. 



Murcenesox cinereus, Gunther, Catal. viii, p. 46 ; Klunz. Verb. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 608. 



B. xx-xxii, P. 14-16, D. 230-270, C. 10, A. 190-220. 



Leno-th of head 2s to 2-j times in the distance between end of snout and vent : length of trunk rather 

 less than that of the tail". Extent of cleft of mouth equals rather less than 1/2 of the length of the head, 

 i;«es— diameter 2i to 2i in the length of the snout, and 1 diameter apart. Teeth— the vomerine are straight, 

 compressed, and with a basal lobe anterioriy and posteriorly : the mandibular teeth are very much smaller than 

 the vomerine ones, and those in the external row are not bent outwards (as in M. telabonoides). J'i^s— dorsal 

 commences slightly in advance of the gill-opening. The pectoral 3^ in the length of head. Co/oi'.rs— silvery, 

 becoming white on the abdomen : vertical fins yellowish, with either a naiTOw or wide outer black edge : 



pectoral yellow or black. . , . , i » ^ ,• xi. • i.i 



Habitat.— Ued Sea, seas and estuaries of India to the Malay Archipelago and Australia. It is the most 



common species of the genus in the seas of India. 



