112 MURJJNID^. 



Teeth uniserial, sometimes a few additional teeth form an inner 

 maxillary series ; mandibular}' teeth about twenty on each side ; 

 canines rather strong, but the mouth can be shut completely. Gill- 

 openings narrower than the eye. Snout of moderate length, not 

 tmce as long as the ei/e, which is rather Jarge and situated somewhat 

 nearer to the end of the snout than to the angle of the mouth. Cleft 

 of the mouth very wide, one-half of the length of the head. Tail 

 scarcely longer than the body. The length of the head is one-third 

 of that of the trunk. Tail with large polygonal black spots, separated 

 by an ii-regular network of yellowish lines. These large spots are 

 broken up into irregular smaller ones, the nuchal region being densely 

 covered -with very small spots. A brown blotch across the head ; 

 snout iinspotted. A deep-hrown spot on the gill-opening and the 

 angle of the month. Fins with a yellow margin. 



Coram and Amboyna. 



a. Type of the species, 19 inches long. Ceram. From Dr. Blocker's 



Collection. 



b. Type of G. rhodocephalus, 9^ inches long. Amboyna. From 



Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



30. Muraena pseudothyrsoidea. 



Murfena pseudothyrsoidea, Bleek. Nat. Tyds. Ked. Tnd. iii. p. 778, or 

 Verh. Bat. Gen. xxv. 3Iur. p. 44; ? Kaiip, Apod. p. (35. 



Gvmnothorax pseudotliyrsoideiis, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Mur. p. 104, 

 pi. 46. fig. 2. 



Teeth uniseiial ; mandible with about eighteen teeth on each 

 side ; canines moderately developed ; the mouth cannot be shut 

 completely. Gill-openings not larger than the eye. Snout of 

 moderate length, twice as long as the eye, which is rather small, and 

 nearer to the end of the snout than to the angle of the mouth. Cleft 

 of the mouth wide, its length being contained twice and one-fourth 

 in that of the head. Tail not quite so long as the body. The length 

 of the head is two-fifths of that of the trunk. Brown, with very fine 

 vermiculated white lines, forming an irregular network. Gilt- 

 op>eniug luithout hlaclc spot ; fins without white margin. 



Celebes ; Amboyna. 



a. Tyi^e of the species. Celebes. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



6. Body with dark or light markings, which are not well defined, and more 



or less irregular. 



a. Maxillary teeth biserial. 



31. Muraena tile. 



Murrenophis tile, Ham. Buck. Fish. Gang. pp. 18, 363. 

 Lycodontis literata, M^Clell. Calc. Juurn. Nat. Hist. v. p. 186, pi. 7. 

 "fig. 2. 



punctata, M'Clell. I. c. p. 187, fig. 3. 



Strophidon literata, M' Civil. I. c. pp. 203, 215. 



punctata, M'Clcll. I. c. pp. 203, 215. 



niacidata, M'CMl. I. c. pi. 8. fig. 1. 



