Anguisurus piinctulatus, Kmi/i, Apod. p. 24, fig. 12 (head). 

 Sphagebranchus polyophthalmiis, Kaup, Apod. p. 26; Bleek. All. 

 Ichthijol. MurcBH. p. 70, taf. 10. lig. 1. 



The length of the head is very little less than one-fourth of the 

 distance between the gill-opening and the vent ; tail shorter than 

 the body. Cleft of the mouth wide, the eye being above its middle. 

 Snout narrow, much pointed. Teeth pointed, uniserial, except those 

 of the intermaxillary, which are in a double series. Pectoral fin 

 none ; dorsal well developed, commencing at some distance behind the 

 gill-opening. A series of yellow ocelli along each side of the body ; a 

 yellow band across the nape, and two series of ocelli between the 

 band and the origin of the dorsal. 



Java, Sumatra, and Batjan. 



«. One of the typical specimens. From Dr. Blocker's Collection. 



This is probably the fish described by Vahl ; but he represents the 

 eye as minute. Perhaps this was merely an individual neculiarit.v. 



66. Ophichthys kaupi. 



Sphagebranchus kaupi, Bleeh. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Neerl. v. Celebes, 

 xii. p. 3 ; or Atl. Ichthyol. Murmi. p. 70, tab. 13. fig. 1. 



The length of the head is contained five times and one-half in 

 the distance between the gill-opening and the vent; tail rather 

 longer than the body. Cleft of the mouth of moderate width, ex- 

 tending behind the eye. Snout pointed. Teeth pointed, uniserial, 

 except those of the intermaxillary, which are in a double series. 

 Pectoral fin none ; the dorsal is well developed, and commences at 

 >orae distance behind the gill-opening. Coloration uniform. 



Eivers of Celebes. 



a. Type of the species, 13^ inches long. From Dr. Blocker's Col- 

 lection. 



B. The dorsal Jin commences above or nearly above the giU-opening. 



67. Ophichthys bicolor. 



Lamnostoma bicolor, Kaup, Apod. p. 24. 



Sphagebranchus bicolor, Kaup, Abhandl. Ntriviss. Verein. ITamburg, 



iv. 2. 1860, p. 15 ; Bleek. Ned. Tydschr. Dierk. i. p. 186 ; and AH. 



Ichthyol. Mur. p. 69, tab. 11. fig. 3. 



The length of the head is one-fifth of the distance between the 

 gill- opening and vent ; tail scarcely longer than the body. Cleft of 

 the mouth of moderate width, extending behind the eye. Snout 

 pointed ; teeth pointed, uniserial. Pectoral fin none ; the dorsal is 

 moderately developed, and commences immediately behind the gill- 

 opening. Coloration uniform. 



Borneo. 



68. Ophichthys timorensis. 

 Sphagebranchus- lumbricoides, Bleek. Ned. Tydschr. Dierk, ii. p. 46; 



