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17. Anguilla kieneri. 



Kaup, Apod. p. 32, fig. 15. 



Eye very largo, somewhat exceeding the short snout in length. 

 Total length 11-03 inches ; to vent 4-92, to the gill-opening 1*58, 

 to the origin of the doraal fin 3'43. {Kaup.) 



Toulon. 



II, Ongin of the dorsal Jin opposite or nearly opposite-to the vent. 



18, Anguilla bicolor. 



Muraena anguilla, JRu-sscU, tab, 31, 



Anguilla bicolor, M'^Clcll. Calc. Joum. Nat. Hist. v. p. 178, pi. 6. fig. 1, 



nioa, Blcch. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiii. Java, p. 22 ; Kner, Novai-a, 



Fisch. p. 3G9. 

 mowa, Bleck. I. c. xxv. Murain. p, 16 (part.) ; Kaup, Apod. p. 61, 



fig. 44. 



malgumora, Kau]^, Apod. p. 42, fig. 30 ; Kner, I. c. p. 367. 



Murrena luoa, Bleek. Atl. Ichthjol. Murcm. p. 11, tab. 4. fig. 1. 

 malgumora, Bk'ck. I. c. tab. 2. tig. 1. 



The dorsal fin commences immediately in front of the vent. The 

 length of the head is contained twice and one-third in the distance of 

 the gill-opcuing from the vent. Snout rather short, broad, depressed, 

 and obtuse. Angle of the mouth below the hind margin of the 

 eye, which is of moderate size or rather large Lips thin. Teeth 

 equally small, forming broadish flat bauds, the mandibulary bnnd 

 being as broad, or nearly so, as that of the vomer. The vomerine 

 band extends as far or nearly as far backwards as the maxillary 

 bands. Tail longer than the body. 



East-Indian continent, Ceylon, Java. 



a. Adult. Java. From Dr. Bleek er's Collection. 

 h. Half-grown. Java. From Dr. Blocker's Collection {M. malgu- 

 mora). 



c. Adult. River Hooghly. From the Collection of the East-India 



Company. 



d. Half-grown. Madras. Presented by Capt. Mitchell. 



e. f, g-h, i-k, l-m,. Half-grown and young. Ceylon. 



19. Anguilla virescens. 



Mursena (Anguilla) virescens, Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berl 

 1852, p. 684 ; and Mossamh. Flussf. p. 101, taf. 18. tig, 2. 



The dorsal fin commences at a very short distance in advance of 

 the vent. The length of the head is contained twice and one-third in 

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

 below the hind margin of the eye, which is of moderate size. Lips 

 well developed. Teeth equally small, forming bands of modcrato 

 width, that on the vomer extending backwards about as far as the 

 maxillary bands. Tail longer than the body. 



East coast of Africa. 



