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Indies, along the coast of China and Riu Kiu, through Micronesia, 

 Melanesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Richardson's Moray Eel 



35-12 Lycodontis richardsonii (Bleeker) 



Drawn from Jordan Cx Evermann 



This moray eel is brownish in color above and below. The under 

 side of the body is paler in color with reticulate whitish lines forming 

 hexagonal areas on the lower surface. 



It is found from Zanzibar eastward to the East Indies, the Society 

 Islands, and northward to the Hawaiian Islands. 



Moray Eel 



35-13 Lycodontis hepatica (Ruppell) 



This moray eel is of a uniform, dull purplish-brown color above and 

 lighter beneath. It is conspicuously marked by a narrow, white edge along 

 the entire margin of the fin. 



This eel is known from the Red Sea, the Hawaiian Islands, and 

 probably elsewhere in the Pacific Ocean. It appears to be a rare species 

 for only two specimens have been recorded from Hawaiian waters. 



Moray Eel 



35-14 Lycodontis nudivomer (Gunther) 



The ground color of this fish is brown over its entire body but it is 

 covered with white spots which are small and closely set. This eel will 

 reach a length of forty inches, although most individuals are smaller in size. 



