26 catalogue of fish. 



51. Sphagebranciius moluccensis. 

 Dalophis moluccensis, Bleeker. 



Snout convex and pointed, twice the length of the diameter of 

 the eye. Fore nasal tube shorter than that diameter. Upper jaw 

 much longer than the under one. Lateral line composed of white 

 pores, beginning close behind the eye. Dorsal fin beginning half 

 the length of the head behind the gill-opeuing, notched towards the 

 end. Anal fin higher than the dorsal, also notched. 



Upper surface of the fish, olivaceous-brown ; under one yellowish. 

 The pores of the lateral line tinged with yellow. Fins yellowish. 



Length, 1.5-78 in. Tail half that length. 



Nasal teeth, 6, in two ranks. Vomerines, 12-14, whereof 8 stand 

 in two rows, the rest being in a single series. Palatines, 24. 

 Mandibular teeth, 24. 



Rays: Br. 23; D. .510; A. 175 {Bleeker). 



Ceram. 



52. Sphagebkanchus polyophthalmus. 

 Dalophis polyophthalmus, Bleeker. 



Snout feebly convex, twice the length of the eye. Fore nostril 

 tubular. Upper jaw much longer than the under one. Lateral 

 line commencing at the cheek, studded with pores, which are scarcely 

 visible. Dorsal fin beginning a quarter of the length of the head 

 behind the gill-opening, not notched towards the end, as in the 

 preceding species, and of equal height with the anal. 



Upper surface green, under one yellow. Head and body marked 

 with yellow- eyed spots, and the occiput by a yellow cross-bar. 

 The side is traversed by a longitudinal row of yellow-eyed spots. 

 Teeth on the palate bone, 36; on the vomer, 18; on the man- 

 dible, 40. 



Eays : Br. 25 ; D. 360 ; A. 140. 



Length, from 6 J in. to 9 in., whereof the tail forms one-half. 



Priamon (Bleeker). 



53. Sfhagebranchus? maemoratus. 



Dalophis marmoratus, Bleeker, Murmnoiden, dc. 



Snout convex, drawn to a point, and twice the length of the 

 diameter of the eye. Front nostril tubular. Lateral line porous. 

 Dorsal Jin commencinrf over the angle of the mouth, not notched 

 towards its extremity. Anal fin measuring one-third of the length 

 of the body. Head varied and marbled with brown and yellow. 

 Body and fins brown, with irregular yellow spots. 



Nasal teeth, 4, disposed in two rows. Palatines, 12. Vomerines, 

 10-12, the anterior ones forming two rows, the hinder ones only one. 



