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THE PEOCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



MtROPHIS ? AUSTRALIS. 



Posterior nostril large, situated below an arched ridge just 

 above and on the side of the lip, with a fleshy fringe below ; 

 the other very small in front. 



Head with a strong longitudinal central ridge, and on each 

 side the arched one already mentioned ; cleft of the mouth 

 opening to the line over the half of the orbit ; teeth very 

 numerous, small, truncated in one series, except in front, where 

 there is another equal short series ; the orbit contained once and 

 a half in the length of the snout ; pectorals well developed, as is 

 also the dorsal and anal, which are united ; tail much longer 

 than the body, and very pointed ; dorsal beginning much nearer 

 to the pectorals than to the vent. 



The general colour is of a greyish brown, sometimes almost 

 red, the body sometimes marbled with a rather darker colour ; 

 fins slaty. Inhabits the sea. 

 The dimensions are : — 



Total length 



Body 



Tail 



From snout to the pectorals 



Pectorals to base of dorsal 



From pectoral to vent... 



MUR^NA SIDEREA. 



Murcena siderea, Rich. Ereb. and Terror, p. 85, pi. 48. 



Head becomes very high behind the eye. Of a fine lilac 

 colour, with rather numerous round brown spots. 



Specimen eight inches long. Sydney and Moreton Bay. 



Conger ? labiata. 



Scaleless ; cleft of the mouth extending a little further than 

 the centre of the eye, which is rather shorter than the snout ; 

 teeth numerous, fine, pointed, forming an outer line with an 

 inner one on the side of the upper jaw, two rows on the lower ; 

 pectorals rather large ; dorsal beginning slightly behind the 

 pectorals ; the two jaws about equal, the lips hanging down on 

 each side. The body contained once and two-thirds in the length 



