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3'2. PisooDONOPHis Macclellandi. 

 Ophisurus INlcClellandi, Blkr. Mur. 33. 



Dorsal commencing one-third of the length of the head, behind 

 the gill-opening3. Pectorals one-third of the length of the head. 



Nasal teeth 5-6, in two rows. Outer row of palatine teeth, 20 ; 

 inner row, 12. Vomerine teeth 30, ranged anteriorl}' in four rows, 

 posteriorly in a single row. Mandibular teeth, 20, in the outer row, 

 16 in the inner one. Skin smooth, finely wrinkled longitudinally. 



Colour of the head and back, deep green ; of the belly, yellow- 

 ish-green; of the dorsal, green, edged with brown; of the pecto- 

 ral, green ; and of the anal, orange-yellow. 



Rays: Br. 26; D. 437; A. 284; P. 13. 



Spec. 225 in. long. 



Batavia. 



33. PiSOODONOPHIS HYPSELOPTEEDS. 



Ophisurus hypselopterus, Blkr. Mur. 34. 



Dorsal commencing half the length of the head behind the gill- 

 opening ; and the roundish pectoral measuring only a quarter of tlie 

 length of the head. 



Nasal teeth, 12, quadriserial, longer than the others. Palatine 

 teeth also quadriserial, of even height. Vomerine teeth pluri- 

 eerial. Mandibular teeth quadriserial. All the teeth granular. 



Colour, pale green ; the fins yellowish. 



Bays: Br. 31; D. 386; A. 261; P. 12. 



Length of specimen, 25 2 in. 



Borneo. Piiver of Bandjermassing. 



34. PiSOODONOPHIS BRACHY80MA. 



Ophisurus brachysoraa, Blkr. Bydr. van Celeb. 38. 



Dorsal commencing one-fifth of the length of the head, behind 

 the gill-opening. The roundish pectoral one-third of the length of 

 the head. Teeth on the nasal disk, 1 8 ; the others disposed in four 

 or five rows. The vomerine teeth extend further back than the pala- 

 tine or mandibular ones. Skin finely wrinkled, dark olive on the 

 upper parts, lighter on the belly. Dorsal deep green, with a black 

 edge. 



Rays: Br. 23; D. 304; A. 200; P. 15. 



Spec. 29-2 in. long. 



Macassar. 



35. PiSOODONOPHIS SCHAAPI. 



Ophisurus Schaapi, Blkr. Mur. 53 (addit.). 



Dorsal commencing one-quarter of the length of the head, be- 

 hind the gill-openings. Pectoral round, one-quarter of the length 

 of the head. 



