21. ovuicirriiYS. 71 



d. Typo of Ophisurus hcuiyho. Java. From Dr. Blocker's Collection. 



e. Type of 0. compar, and probably also of 0. apiccdis. Humatra. 

 /. Type of 0. diepenliursti. From Dr. Blceker's Collection. This 



example is evidently an 0. xpadiceus, and ornamented on the 

 back with some irregular ■\vhitish blotches. 



The mandibiilary teeth of the typical specimen of 0. coinpar are 

 decidedly one-rowed. Kaup has evidently merely copied Kichard- 

 sou, and fonnded, ou his authority, the genus Ctecihphis. 



32. Opliichthys grandoculis. 



Ophisurus grandoculis, Cantor, Mai. Fish. p. 324, pi. o. fig. 3 (teeth). 



Coloration uniform, dorsal and posterior part of anal edged 

 mth black. The length of the head is two-sevenths of the dis- 

 tance of the gill-opening from the vent. Cleft of the mouth ex- 

 tending somewhat behind the ej^e — which is of moderate size, and 

 cue-half of the length of the snout. Intermaxillary and anterior 

 part of the vomerine teeth in a double series ; maxillary and mau- 

 dibulary teeth in a single series. The length of the pectoral is 

 one-tliird of that of the head ; dorsal commencing above the pos- 

 terior third of the pectoral. Length of the body two-thirds of that 

 of the tail. 



Pinaug. 



a-h. Typical specimens : skins. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 



33. Ophichthys bernsteinii. 



Muvreuopsis bernsteinii, Bleck. Ned. Ti/d^cJir. Dierk. i. p. 157. 

 Ophichthys bernsteiui, Bleck. Atl. IchOiyol. Mta-wn. p. 48, tab. 24. 

 tig. 1. 



Coloration uniform. The length of the head is one-fifth or rather 

 less than one-fifth of the distance between the gill-opening and vent. 

 Snout pointed, with the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower ; 

 cleft of the mouth of moderate width, about one-third of the length 

 of the head ; eye of moderate size, its diameter being more than 

 one-half the length of the snout ; it is situated in the anterior third 

 of the length of the head. Posterior nostril in advance of the eye, 

 anterior with a short broad tube. Teeth of moderate size, pointed, 

 fixed, uniserial, except the anterior on the vomer, which are biscrial. 

 Pectoral nearly one-third of the length of the head; dorsal Jin com- 

 meiicimj above the extremity of the pectoral. Tail rather longer than 

 body. {Bllcr.) ■ 



Halmaheira. 



34. Ophichthys singapurensis. 

 Opliichthvs singapurent^is, L'lcck. Atl. Ichtln/ol. Mttrdn. p. 52, tab. 44, 

 tig. 1. ^ 



Uniform brown. The length of the head is nearly one-fourth of 

 the distance of the gill-opening from the vent. Snout pointed, with 

 the upper jaw much projecting beyond the lower. Cleft of tho 



