114 CATALOGUE OF FISH. 



eye, 0'51 in. To the corner of the mouth, r22 in. To the pec- 

 toral, ru6 in. To the beginning of the dorsal, 4-55 in. 

 Mediterranean Sea. 



196. Conger altipinnis. 

 Conger altipinnis, Kaiip. 



This species also closely resembles the common Conger, but 

 the single spotted pectoral reaches beyond the conuDencement of 

 the dorsal, which is unusually high, so that its height is equal to 

 the length of the mouth. The tail is more obtuse Jhan that of 

 vulgaris, and the caudal is very long, being equal to the length of 

 the mouth. 



Total length, 18-86 in. Length of tail, 11-79 in. Length of 

 pectoral, 0-78. Length of the mouth, 0-78 in. 



Isle of Bourbon (Paris Museum). 



197. Conger .marginatos. 



Conger marginatus, Valenc. Eyd. et Souley. Bonite, i., p. 201, pi. 



9, f. 1. 



Dorsal commencing nearly as far forward as the base of the pec- 

 toral. The head is less depressed than that of vulgaris, and the 

 diameter of the eye is contained twice in the height, and also in the 

 length of the head. The vomer is armed by a short cluster of not 

 more thau four rows of teeth. Front mandibular teeth, like those 

 of occidentalis (199). General colour, greenish, with the black spot 

 on the pectoral, and black edging of the fins as in all the others. 



Total length, 31-49 in. Length of tail, 19-98 in. Greatest 

 height of body, 2-51 in. Length of the mouth, 1-55 in. 



198. Conger multidens. 



Conger multidens, Castelneau, Voy. pi. 44, f. 1. 



Diameter of the eye half the length of the snout. Dorsal com- 

 mencing the length of the pectoral behind the tip of that fin. 

 Colour of the upper aspect of the fish, greenish, of the ventral as- 

 pect, silvery. Nasal teeth disposed in five irregular rows. Two 

 rows of vomerine teeth, uniting to form a single row, the inner row 

 composed of 6 teeth, the outer row of only 2 or 3 teeth. This is a 

 slender species. 



Total length, 27-94 in. Length of tail, 17-28 in. 



South America. 



199. Conger occidentalis. 



Conger occidentalis, Dekay, Fauna of N. York, 172; Mitchill, Fr. 

 Lit. d Phil. Soc. l, p. 360. 



