406 SYNOPSIS. 



colour dark greenish brown, liable to considerable varia- 

 tion.— Fam Proc. Zool. Soc, 1831, pp. 133 and 159; 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 396 ; Jenyns'' Brit. Vert, p. 476. 



Sp. 194. A. medioroslris. Snig Eel. Snout rather long and 

 moderately broad, the gape extending nearly to the hinder 

 part of the eye ; body proportionally more slender than in 

 the two preceding species ; dorsal commencing rather 

 before one-third of the entire length ; vent near the middle ; 

 colour olive-green above, passing by a lighter green to 

 yellowish white below. — Yarr.^ Jesse, Glean. Nat. Hist.^ 

 2d Series, pp. 75 and 76; Tarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 399 ; Jenyns' 

 Brit. Vert, p. 477. 



Gen. XCl. Conger. Dorsal commencing a little behind 

 the pectorals ; upper jaw longest ; in other respects nearly as 

 in Anguilla. 



Sp. 1 95. C. vulgaris. The Conger. Head long and depressed, 

 eyes large, body nearly cylindrical ; anal fin commencing 

 immediately behind the vent, continued backwards and. 

 joining the dorsal forms a pointed tail ; colour pale brown, 

 nearly white beneath ; dorsal and anal fins whitish edged 

 with black ; lateral line white. — Cuv. Reg. An.; Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 402. Mursena Conger, Linn., Penn. Brit. 

 Zool., iii. p. 196. 



Gen. XCII. Mur^na. Pectorals wanting, dorsal and anal 

 very low, united at the tail ; branchial opening a minute orifice 

 on each side. 



Sp. 196. M. Helena. The Muraena. Body rounded anteriorly 

 and compressed towards the tail, which is pointed ; snout 

 rather sharp ; colour of the anterior part of the body 

 yellow, the hinder parts purple, the whole marbled with 

 brown, and sprinkled with innumerable whitish, yellow, 

 or purple spots, — Linn., Cuv. Reg. An.; Yarr. Brit. Fish., 

 ii. p. 406. 



Gen. XCIII. Leptocephalus. Head very small, body very 

 thin, compressed, and riband-shaped: gill openings very small ; 

 pectorals minute. 



Sp. 197. L. Morrisii. Anglesey Morris. Body semipellucid 



