NO. 1377. FISHES FROM HA WAU-JORDAN AM) SXYDER. 941 



•sal inserted behind oill oixMiino-, u distance contained two times in 

 .space ])etween oill open i no- and pnpil; heiu-ht of tin a .-hort distance 

 })ehind its origin a))out ecpial to diameter of pupil, slightly higher in 

 region above vent; origin of an.d just behind vent: height of tin 

 equal to that of dorsal; both dorsal and anal become low on posterior 

 part of tail, the n)eml)ranes growing thick, passing into slight ridges 

 and finally di.sappeai'ing near ti}) of tail. 



A row of large mucous tubes passing ovei- lie;id in the depression 

 behind eye; six conspicuous tubes on to^) of head, four being on the 

 interorbital region, two on the snout; four tubes on uppei- lij); anterior 

 ends of lateral line connected by a curved row of tubes passing over 

 occiput; about 125 tubes in lateral line, the posterior ones verv small. 



Color gray, with a yellowish tint; a few brownish-black sp(»ts about 

 as large as pupil thinly scattered above the latei-al liiu>. tlie nuicous 

 pores on anterior part of body edged with bj:ick; dorsal browni-h- 

 black, with a broad marginal band of white, posterior part of tin 

 without dark color; analiuunaculate. 



One specimen, 485 millimeters long. 



Type. — No. 51o99, U. S. National ^luseum. Honolulu. Collector, 

 Mr. E. L, Berndt. 



Named for Henry W. Henshaw, the well-known natuiali>t. now 

 resident at Hilo, Hawaii, to whom we are indebted for several rare 

 specimens. 



The large flapanese eel descrit)ed by Schlegel as < fj^,l,',siir'i:< jior- 

 ■phijreufi., has the lips fringed and should be referred to Brnc/njsaiiia- 

 pliis instead of Myxtrloplils. It may stand as Brarh>fs(tiiit>j>his 

 porphyr'exs. 



Family MUKAENH^.E. 



5. MURAENA KAILU.(E Jordan and Evermann. 



One specimen from Honolulu and one from Laysaii l>land. 



6. ENCHELYNASSA BLEEKERI Kaup. 



? Gymnothorax vinolentiia Johdan ami Kvkkmann, Hull. l'. ."s. Fish C'oiimii.^sion, 

 1903, p. 165; Honolulu. 



A very large example, 12-1: centimeters long, apparently identical 

 with the scantih'-described J^Jitflieh/tKixsa Jdi'i'kci'i of Kau}). (iym- 

 7)othor(i,i' vinolen f H-s is doubtless the young of the .same species, although 

 the num))er of teeth is considerably different from that .shown in our 

 specimen. The genus K)ic}i<Jyii(ixx<i is well distinguished !»y the large 

 size of the posterior nostril, which in form suggests the nostril of a 

 horse. 



The head measured to gill o[)ening is contained 7.1 in the K-ngtli; 

 snout 5.5 in head; eye 3 in snout; interorbital space, l..">: deft of 

 mouth 1.75 in head. Origin of dorsal on a vertical jjassing nndway 



