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72. Muraena pelii. 



Poecilophis peli, Katip, Apod p. 102, fig. 68 ; Bleeh. Verh. Holl. 

 Maatsch. Haarlem, 18(52, Guince,^. 130, tab. 28. 



Teeth obtuse, those of the maxillary biserial, more pointed. Tail 

 rather shorter than the body. Blackish, with innumerable yellowish 

 brown freckles on the dorsal fin and along the back. A black, 

 interrupted longitudinal stripe on the dorsal, together with rows of 

 yellowish points. Pores on the snout placed in white disks. (Kaup.) 



Gold Coast. 



73. Muraena fascigula. 

 Peters, Wiegm. Arch. 1855, p. 271. 

 Teeth obtuse, those of the maxillary uniserial. Tail longer than 

 the body. Dorsal fin beginning in advance of the gill-opening. 

 Brown, with a dark spot at the angle of the mouth, dark brown 

 lines along the side of the throat, and a few narrow white rings on 

 the extremity of the tail. (Ptrs.) 

 Mozambique. 



74. Muraena amblyodon. 



Mursena amblyodon, Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Neerl. i. Manado, 



p. 72. 

 Pcecilophis delicatulus, Kaup^ Apod. p. 102. 

 Echidna amblyodon, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Mm: p. 79, tab. 22. fig. 1. 

 delicatula, Bleek. I. c. p. 78, tab. 23. fig. 3. 



Teeth obtuse, molar-like ; those of the inner maxillary series more 

 pointed. The dorsal fin begins in advance of the gill-opening. 

 Nearly uniform brown, with some darker specks. 



East-Indian archipelago. 



a. Type of M. amblyodon, 8 inches long. Manado. From Dr. 

 Bleeker's Collection. 



6. Seven inches long. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection, as M. deli- 

 catula. 



75. Muraena rhodochilus. 



Echidna rhodochilus, Bleek. Ned. Tyds. Dierk. i. p. 246; or Atl 

 Ichth. Mur. p. 79, pi. 23. fig. 4. 



Teeth obtuse, molar-like, those of the maxillaries pointed. The 

 dorsal fin begins behind the gill-opening. Brown, finely marbled 

 with darker ; lips with an elongate white spot. 



Booro ; Rotti. 



a. Type of the species, 12 inches long. From Dr. Bleeker's Col- 

 lection. 



76. Muraena auloptera. 



De Filippi, Bev. et Mag. Zool. 1853, p. 168. 

 This species is described as having a prominent fold of the skin at 



