30 



MTTR^NinJE. 



1822, p. 109 ; Can; ibid. 1809, p. 272 ; RathJce, Wiegm. Arch. 

 1838, p. 299, and iji Mull. Arch. 1850, p. 203 ; Dcsloiigchamps, 

 Institut. vi. 1838, p. 133; Joannis, Rev. Z»ol 1839, p. 48; Hoi-n- 

 baum-Hortischvch, Dvisert. de AnguiUarum se.vu et propagaf,io7ie, 

 Gryph. 1842 ; Schlueser, Dissert, de Petruniyzontum et AnguiUay-um 

 scvu, Dorpat, 1848. 



Skeleton : Agass. Poiss. Foss. v. tab. D. fig. 2. 



Monstrosity : Deslongchamps, Mem. Soc. Linn. Normand. v. 1835, 

 p. 47. 



The length of the head is contained once and one-half or once 

 and one-third in the distance of the gill-opening from the origin of 

 the dorsal fin, and twice and one-third or twice and two-thirds in its 

 distance from the vent. Distance between the commencements of 

 the dorsal and anal fins as long as or somewhat longer than the 

 head. Lips narrow: lower jaw prominent. Angle of the mouth 

 below the eye — which is rather small or of moderate size, much 

 shorter than the snout. Maxillary teeth equal and small. Tail 

 considerably longer than body. 



Yert '^-^^ 

 ^ ^^^- 71-63- 



Europe to 64° 30' N. lat. (Malmgren), but neither in the 

 Danube nor in the Black or Caspian Seas ; Mediterranean region ; 

 Northern Asia (?) ; North America *. 



a. Fine specimen. Abergeldie Castle. Presented by Dr. Th. 



Giinther. 



b, c, d, e-g. Young. Firth of Forth. From Dr. Parnell's Col- 



lection. 



h. Very large specimen. Tarporley. Presented by Sir Ph. de M. 

 G. Egerton, Bart. 



i-m. Young. Tunbridge. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 



n-p. Young. Poole Heath. Presented by W. Thompson, Esq. 



q, r, s-t, u-w. Adult and half-grown. England. 



X, y-z. Half-grown and young. Eohuslan. Presented by Hr. A. 

 W. Malm. 



a, /3. Adult. Holland. From the Collection of Dr. van Lidth de 

 Jeude. 



y. Adult skin. Holland. From Gronow's Collection. 



2. Many young specimens. Bavaria. From Dr. Gemminger's 

 Collection. 



€, Half-grown. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 



^. Young. Madeira. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 



r)-K. Adult and half-grown. Azores. Presented by F. du C. God- 

 man, Esq. — Thege examples agree more with Kaup's A. cnpi- 

 tone than Valenciennes's A. canariensis, having broad lips. 



\-p. Half-grown. Algiers. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Playfair 

 (A. callensis) . 



I, o-TT. Adult. Mediterranean. — The head is somewhat longer 

 than in examples from more northern latitudes ; and the eye is 



* I liave examined an example from New Jersey; it is in Ihe Liverpool 

 Museum. 



