cover. Mandibulars, about 07, .^jth 5 bigger ones, forming an 

 inner row near the symphysis. Four pores on the upper liprand 

 one on the mandible. Moderately distinct pores on the lateral 

 line Head slender; jaws cleft far back. Dorsal fin commencing 

 on the occiput. ° 



136. Edbymycteea crudelis, fig. 56. 



Eurymyctera crudelis, Kaup 



Slvin having a leathery tint. Dorsal fin darker near the border 

 and edged with white. Throat and belly brighter. Length of 

 body 8-27 ni. Length of tail, 806 in. To the corner of the 

 mouth, MO in. To the gills, 1-73 in. 



Java (Leyden Museum. Two specimens from Kuhl and Von 

 IxasseJt). 



Genus 30. ENCHELYCORE, Kaup. 



The widely-cleft jaws (as is the case likewise in Enchylynassa) 

 cannot close on account of the length of the teeth. The hinder 

 nostril IS also big, is situated before the eye, is longer than it is 

 broad, and measures from half to three-fourths of the diameter of the 

 eye, w iile the fore nostril-tube is unusually short, does not project 

 beyond the lip, and is not furnished with a lid. The eye is situated 

 in the middle of the snout, and the slender mandible "is somewhat 

 curved upwards at the end. On the outer border of the nasal 

 bone there are 24 fine teeth, whereof only the first, si.Kth, and 

 tenth are elongated; 8 longer movable ones in the second row 

 equalling m height the 3 on the mesial line. Palatines, 18 with 3 

 bigger ones ; in the second row, 5 big movable ones. Vomerines 

 ]o-16, small and pointed. Mandibulars, 37, the foremost 2 bitrtrer' 

 the others fine ; in the second row, near the symphysis, 2 bigger' 

 movable teeth. j i j ' sb > 



137. Enchelycoee euryehina. 



Enchelycore euryrhina, Kaup. 



Dorsal beginning indistinctly over the gills. A black longitudi- 

 nal stripe on the throat. The rest of the colouring cannot be made 

 out. 



Entire length, 2303 in. Length of tail, 11-82 in. 

 Country unknown (Paris Museum. Two examples). 



Genus .SI. THYRSOIDEA. Kaup. 



This considerable group conforms to the Murancn in the form of 

 the fore and hinder nostrils; but is separated from the true 



