5. CONGER. 37 



dibulary and vomerine bands being broader than the maxillary band. 

 The vomerine band does not extend so far backwards as the maxil- 

 lary band *. Tail rather longer than the body. 



New Zealand, Auckland Islands, Tasmania ; Timor. 

 a. One of the typical examples. Tasmania. Tresented by Sir J. 



llichardson. 

 h. One of the typical examples. Auckland Islands. Presented by 



Sir J. liichardson. 

 c, d, e. Adult, New Zealand. 



/. Adnlt. Australia (?). Presented by the late Earl of Derby. 

 (J. Adult. Stuffed, South Australia, 



22. Anguilla amblodon. 



Gibith. in Fish. Zanz. p. 125. 

 Origin of the dorsal fin opposite to the ventf. The length of the 

 head is two-fifths of the distance of the gill-opening from the vent. 

 The cleft of the mouth extends behind the small eye. Lips mo- 

 derately developed. Teeth equally small, forming exceedingly broad 

 flat bands. Tail longer than the body. 



Seychelle Islands. 

 a. Type of the species, 43 inches long : stuffed. Prom Col. Playfair's 

 Collection. 



23. Angtiilla dussumierii. 

 Kaup, Apod. p. 51, fig. 43. 

 The commencement of the dorsal fin is behind the vent. Eye in 

 advance of the angle of the mouth. Snout rather short and blunt. 

 Vomerine teeth extending a little further backwards than the maxU- 

 lary. Total length 20-88 inches ; tail 8-67 inches, to the pectoral 

 2-76 inches, to the dorsal 9-06 inches. {Kaup.) 

 Mahe. 



5. CONGER +. 



Conger, sp., Cuv. Regiie An. 

 Conger, Kaup, Apod. p. 111. 



Scaleless. Cleft of the mouth wide, extending at least to below 

 the middle of the eye. Maxillary and mandibulary teeth arranged 



* This is a constant character in this Bpecics. 



t The statement in the original descrijjtion with regard to the position of the 

 origin of the dorsal fin is erroneous ; the example is not 2 feet, but 43 inches 

 long. 



X 1. Conger orbignyanus, Valcnc, in D'Orh. Voy. Am. MMd. Poiss. pi. 12. 

 fig. 1 ; Kaup, Apod. p. 115.- — This is probably identical with one of 

 the species described. D'Orbigny represents the origin of the dorsal 

 at a short distance behind the extremity of the pectoral fin, whilst this 

 distance is increased to the entire length of the latter fin in Dr. Kaup's 

 description. 



2. Congrus fasciatus, Richards. Ichth. Chin. p. 312. — China. — Known from 



a drawing only. 



3. Conger rubcscens, Eamani, Nov. Comm. Ac. Sc. Inst Bvnon. 1840, p. 81, 



tab. 12. fig. 2. — Mediterranean. 



