21. opnicnTHYS. 61 



Terr. Fish. p. 102 ; Bhek. J'cr/i. Bat. Gen. Mtircpn. xxv. Beuo. Sf 



Hind. p. J 58. 

 Opliisuriis rostratus, M'Clell. I. c. pp. 184, 211. 

 minimus, 31' CM. I. c. pp. 185, 212, tab. 10. fig. 3; Bleck. I. c. 



3Iur(cn. p. 25. 

 Opliiurus hyala, Cant. Mai. Fish. p. 325. 



Coloration uniform. The length of the head is two-sevenths of 

 the distance of the gill-opening from the vent. Cleft of the mouth 

 of moderate width, slightly extending behind the orbit, one-fourtli 

 of the length of the head. Snout pointed ; eye small. Teeth 

 pointed, fixed ; intermaxillary teeth stoutest, and, like the other 

 teeth, biserial, except the posterior mandibulary teeth, which stand 

 in a single series. Length of the pectoral one-fourth of that of the 

 head ; dorsal commencing at a short distance behind the extremity 

 of the pectoral. Length of the body two-thirds of that of the tail. 



Bengal. 



a. Fourteen and a half inches long. 



b. Numerous young specimens. From the Collection of the East- 



India Company. 



14. Ophichthys paUens. 



Ophisurus harancha, liicltards. Ichth. Chin. p. 313 (not H. B.). 



pallens, Richards. Voy. Ereb. S,- Terr. Fish. p. 101. 



Pisoodouophis pallens, lump, Apod. p. 17. 



Scarcely distinct from 0. hyala. 



Coloration uniform. The length of the head is nearly one-fourth 

 of the distance of the gill-opening from the vent. Cleft of the 

 mouth of moderate width, slightly extending behind the orbit, two- 

 nintlis of the length of the head. Snout pointed ; eye rather small. 

 Teeth pointed, fixed, biserial, except the vomerine teeth, which stand 

 in a triple series; intermaxillary teeth stoutest. Length of the 

 pectoral two-sevenths of that of the head ; dorsal commencing at a 

 short distance behind the extremity of the pectoral. Length of 

 body two-thirds of that of the tail. 



China. 



a. Type of the species, 12 inches long. Presented by J. R. Reeves, 

 Esq. 



15. Ophichthys broekmeyeri. 



Ophism-us brookuieveri, Bkck. Act. Sue. Sc. Indo-Nederl. i. Man ado, 



p. 71. 



cclebicus, Bhrk. 1. c. p. 70. 



Ophichthys amboinensis, Bk-eh. Ned. Ti/dschr. Dicrh. ii. p. 45 ; or 



All. Ichfhi/ol. Murtrn. p. 54, tab. 45. fig. 1. 



broekmeyeri, Bleek. Atl. Ichthi/ul. Mura^n. p. 53, tab. 15. fig. 1. 



celebicus, Bleek. I. c. p. 54, tab. 15. fig. 3. 



Coloration uniform. The length of the head is contained twice 

 and one-third or twice and three-fourths in the distance of the gill- 

 opening from the vent. Cleft of the mouth of moderate width, 

 slightly extending behind the orbit, two-sevenths of the lengtli of 



