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Taenioconger herrei is the third known species of this genus and the 

 second species known from the Gulf of California. It differs from 

 T. digueti in the placement of the tooth bands, which in digueti are 

 completely and evenlj^ united across the symphysis of both the upper and 

 lower jaws. Anterior nostrils are not evident in herrei, the head is much 

 longer, the body deeper, tail shorter, and the color pattern different. The 

 bands of teeth are narrower in herrei and there are more pectoral rays. 

 This species differs from T. chapmani in having a much shorter tail, 

 longer head, larger mouth, and shorter snout. The head pores do not 

 seem to be so numerous in herrei as in chapmani, the vomerine teeth seem 

 to be less numerous and not so enlarged, and the color pattern differs. 



This species is named for Dr. Albert W. Herre, of the Natural 

 History Museum of Stanford University, who first described this genus. 



Echelidae 



See Myers and Storey (1939, p. 156) for remarks on the classification 

 of this family. 



Further proof of Myers and Storey's contention that the Echelid 

 genus Jhlia is not a synonym of Myrophis, as suggested by Parr (1930, 

 p. 8) and also by Hildebrand ( 1941, p. 17), is shown by an examination 

 of ten specimens (164-273 mm) of the genus /^A/i^ (uncatalogued) from 

 the southern Caribbean and in the collections of the Allan Hancock 

 Foundation. As reported by Myers and Storey, no vomerine teeth are 

 present and the maxillary teeth are uniserial. Parr's suggestion that the 

 vomerine teeth of the type of Ahlia may have been lost during growth is 

 not borne out by this examination of additional specimens of the genus. 

 Also, an examination of several specimens of the genus Myrophis 

 (uncatalogued) from the Gulf of California shows that both the maxil- 

 lary and vomerine teeth are in narrow bands. 



PSEUDOMYROPHIS, new genus 



Genotype.— Pseudomyrophis micropinna, new species. 



Body elongate, vermiform; subcylindrical anteriorly, becoming com- 

 pressed posteriorly on tail. Tail much longer than head and trunk. 

 Dorsal origin midway between gill-openings and vent; poorly developed 

 anteriorly, becoming more elevated posteriorly, and confluent with anal 

 around tip of tail. Anal fin well developed. Pectoral fins present, very 

 minute. Ventral fins absent. 



