5. CONGER. 39 



Anguilla conj^er, Mitch. Lit. Sf Phil. Trans. N. York, i.j). 3G0 ; Shaw, 

 Zoul. iv. 1. p. 20, pi. 1 ; Turt. Brit. Faun. p. 87; Fie7n. Brit. A?i. 

 p. 200 ; Jeni/ns, Man. p. 478 ; Kriiijcr, Damn. Fink. iii. p. 003. 



Coujjer vulgaris, Ciiv. lii-gne An. ; Yarr. Brit. Fish. 2iid edit. ii. 

 p. 402 ; 3rd edit. i. p. 68 ; Parncll, Werner. Mem. vii. p. 388 ; 

 Schleg. Faun. Japun. Poiss. p. 259 ; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxv. 

 Japan, p. 53 ; or Atl. Ichth. Miir. p. 2G, pi. 5. fig-. 2. 



uiger, Rim), Ichth. Nice, p. 93 ; Eur. Merid. iii. p. 201 ; Kaup, 



Ajmd p. 113. 



verus, Pisso, Fur. 3Ic'ricl. iii. p. 201. 



Congi-iis vulgaris, Richards. Voi/. Frch. i^- Terr. Fish. p. 107 (the en- 

 tire desciiptiou bodily copied by Kaup, Apod. p. 111). 



leueoph;V!us, Richards. I. c. p. 108. 



Cougar commuuis, Costa, Faun. Nap. Pesc. 



occidentalis, Dckay, New York Faim. Fish. p. 314, pi. 53. fig. 



172 (bad). 



? Conger verreaiLxi, Kaitp, Ajwd. p. 115. 



Osteology : Owen, Catal. Osteol. 6'er. Cull. Surg. i. p. 15. 



Om Leptoceplialus morrisii, see pp. 137, 139. 



The dorsal fiu begins opposite, or nearly opposite, to the extre- 

 mity of the pectoral. Posterior nostril on a level with the antero- 

 superior angle of the orbit. Jaws nearly even in front. The 

 vomerine teeth reach backwards nearly to the tip of the tongue. 

 Body and pectoral fin immaculate. 



Coasts of Europe, Mediterranean, St. Helena, South America, East- 

 Indian archipelago, Japan, Tasmania. 



Var, a. Body ashy grey or blackish ; vertical fins with a 

 black margin. 



a. Six and a half feet long : stuffed. Old Collection. 



b. Adult : skin. Scotland. From Dr. ParneU's Collection. 



c. Half-grown : skin. Holland. From Gronow's Collection. 



d. e. Several specimens, adult, half-grown, and young. Guernsey. 



Presented by Dr. A. Giinther. 

 /. Young. Cannes. Presented by Dr. Th. Giinther. 

 (/. Half-grown. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. K. T. Lowe. 

 h. Young. Algiers. Presented by Licut.-Col. Playfair. 

 i. Very young. South Europe. Presented by E. B. Webb, Esq. 

 k. Half-grown. South America. From the Haslar Collection. 

 1. Adult. East-Indian archipelago. From Dr. Bleoker's Collection. 

 m. Half-grown. Type of Comjrus hucojJiaiics. 

 n, o-p, q-r. Adidt, half-grown, and young. 

 s-u. Skxdls. 

 V. Adult: skeleton. London market. — Yert. 5G/93. 



Var. ft. Entirely uniform black. 

 w. Adidt. St. Helena. Presented by J. C. Melliss, Esq. 

 X. Five feet long. Tasmania. Purchased of Hr. Schwarzschild. 

 y. Adult : skeleton. Tasmania. Purchased of Hr. Sclnvarzschild. 



Vert. 55/97. 

 Conger esculentus, Poey, Mem. Cub. ii. p. 'M6 ; and llepert. Fis.- 



