80 CATALOGUE OF FISH. 



of the head from the tip of the snout. Pectorals short ; but dis- 

 tinctly visible. 



60. Myrophis longicollis. 



Anguille a long col., Lacep. ii., iii., f. 3. (Mursena myrus.) 

 Aiiguilla longicollis, Cuv. Reg. An. ii., 350. 

 Myrophis puuctatus, Lutken. 



Cuvier, not taking into consideration the position of its nostrils, 

 enumerated this species among the eels, from which it is dis- 

 associated by all its other e.xternal characters. These make it 

 a genuine Ophisurus, in whose vicinity it must be placed, not- 

 withstanding that the tail, as in the true eels, is encompassed by 

 the dorsal and anal fins. 



In a specimen whose total length amounts to 14-78 in., the tail 

 constitutes 8-31 in. Length, from the tip of the snout to the cor- 

 ner of the mouth, 0'47 in. ; to the gill-opening, 1-85 in. 



The specimen in the Paris Museum came from Surinam. It is 

 enveloped in a yellowish slime, under which the true colour has not 

 been preserved. 



Genus 24. MUR^NICHTHYS, BleeJcer. 



Murfenichthys, BleeJcer, Muran. Sc, Batavia, 1852, p. 42. 



Without pectorals. Teeth short, conical, and granular. 



Descr. The medial nasal teeth, in conjunction with the vomerines, 

 are disposed in from three to five ranks, and form a round tessel- 

 lated plate, arched in the middle. Palatine teeth, triserial ; man- 

 dibulars, tri- or quadriserial. Head short, blunt, and arched ; the 

 hinder nostril labial, placed before and below the border of the eye. 

 Seven rostral pores under and round the eye. Five mandibular 

 ones. The moderately low dorsal fin begins five lengths of the 

 head from the tip of the snout.* 



CI. MUR.ENICHTHTS GTMNOPTEKUS. 



Muraenichthys gymnopterus, Bleeker, Murmnoiden, d-c, Batavia, 



1852, p. 42; Verli. Bat. Gen. xxv., p. 52. 



Body greenish above, sprinkled with fine dark points ; yellowish 

 beneath. Fins yellowish, with dark specks at the base. Anal fin 

 bordered with crimson. White equidistant pores on the lateral 

 line. Head of the young fish blunter than that of an older one. 



Entire length, 13 in., whereof the tail is 7'88 in.; and the head, 

 measured to the gill-opening, 1-57 in. 



Rays: Br. 32; D. 260-205; A. 200-212; C. 10 {Bleeker). 



Java [Bleeker). Macassar (Leydeu Mus.). 



* Measured to the true end of the jaws, and not to the gill-opening. 



