3 GO CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICHTHYOLOGY IV. 
• 171.— ItlCIITlIYS Girard. 
(Girard, IToo. Acad. Nat. Sci. IMiila. 58: type Myrichthys tigrinus Grd. ) 
I’ectorals i)resent; dorsal inserted in advance of base of i^ectorals, at 
a point nearer to llieni than to the eye. Head la’. f;(e; the lower jaw 
shorter than the upper. Teeth grannlar, disposed in elonj^ated patches 
on the jaws, i)alatines, and na.sal bones. Eyes well developed. Gill- 
oi>enin<>s lateral, moderate. ]>ody naked. Nostrils near the end of the 
snout, the ni)per very small, opposite the lower, which are conspiciions 
and tubnlar. {iwpo:;, iNIyrus, an ancient name of ^furcvna ; iyj^oq, lish.) 
5^5. ill. Grd. 
IJrownish above, throat and belly dull whitish ; roundish, dark brown 
spots on the body in four longitudinal series; belly plain; throat with 
whitish spots ; spots on head smaller and deeper in color. Fins oliva- 
ceous ; i)ectoral and anal i)lain ; dorsal spotted like the bodj', white- 
edged. Body subcylindrical, somewhat compressed, tai)ering backward. 
l*ectorals broader than long. Head 12 in length. Cleft of mouth ex- 
tending beyond eyes. Teeth une(pial, in many series; three series on 
the front of the deutary bones; two on the upper jaw and two on the 
shaft of the vomer. Length 2 feet. {Girard.) Adair Bay, Oregon, not 
found by recent collectors. 
(Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1859, 58.) 
172.— NKOCO]\<iER Girard. 
(Girard, IT. S. Mcx. Bound. Surv. Iclilh. 1859, 77 : type Neoconger mueronaius Grd.) 
Scaleless. I’ectoral tins present; dorsal and anal tins rudimentary, 
passing around the tail, towards the end of which thej' are more devel- 
oped. Cleft of the mouth extending beyond the small eye; maxillary 
teeth slender, in several series; vomerine teeth uniserial, forming a patch 
in front; posterior nostrils near the anterior rim of the orbit, anterior 
near the tip of the snout; tail not much longer than the body. Gill- 
openings vertical, rather large. Gulf of Mexico, new; xoyypoq, 
Conger.) 
5§G. j^. snii4*G’OEi:i$us Grd. 
Hark reddish lirown above, paler below; head small, slender, iiointed; 
upper jaw the longer; dorsal tin beginning just in front of the vent, 
forming a membranous ridge until near the tail, where it expands and 
becomes fin-like ; pectorals small. Coast of Texas. (Girard.) 
(Girard, U. S. Mex. Bound. Surv. Iclith. 1859, 77 ; Giinther, viii, 49.) 
