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657. Rabula panamensis (Steindacliuer). 



Pacilic Coast of Central America. 



Marwna panamensis Steindachner, Ichth. Beit., v. 19, 1876, Panama. 



658. Rabula longicauda (Peters). 



Tropical Atlantic, otf the West Indies. 



Murwna Ungicanda Peters, Berliner Monatsbericbte 1876, 850, open Atlantic. 



Genus 191. LYCODONTIS McClelland. 



Lt/codontis McClelland, Calcutta Jonr. Nat. Hist., v, No. 18, 1844, 17.3 (Zi7- 

 erata^^ i>le). 



Subgenus LYCODONTIS McClelland. 



659. Lycodontis verrilli (Jordan & Gilbert). 



Panama: one specimen known. 



Sidcra verriUi Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. IT. S. Nat. Mna. 1882, 62.% Panama. 



660. Lycodontis vicinus (Castelnau). 



Tropical Atlantic, Cuba to Africa and Brazil. 



jl/i(>'it'«ojj/ns ('(CiHa Castelnau, Anim. Amer. 8ud, Poiss., 81, pi. 42, fig. 4. 1855. 

 Baliia. Brazil. 



661. Lycodontis viresoens (Poey). 



Cuba. 



Gi/mnothorax virescens Poey, p]nnmeratio, 1.56, 1875. Cuba. 



662. Lycodontis polygonius (Poey). 



Cuba. 



Gymnothorax polygonius Poey, Ann. X. Y. Lye. Nat. Hist. 1870, 68, Havana. 



663. Lycodontis moringa (Cuvier). Common SpoUed Moray; Hamlet; Eel. 



West Indies, Peusacola to Rio Janeiro and St. Helena. 



Murana moringa Cuvier, Regne Animal, ed. ii, vol. 2, 352. 1829, Bahamas; 

 after Catesby. 



664. Lycodontis mordax (Ayres). Conger Eel of California. 



Point Conception to Cerros Island; abundant about the Santa Barbara 



l.slands. 

 Mnrwna mordax Ayres, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Cal. 1859, 30, Cerros Island. 



635. Lycodontis funebris (Ranzani). Black Moray; Morena Verde. 



Tropical America on both coasts; common from Florida Keys to Rio Janeiro, 



and from Gulf of California to Panama. 

 Gymnothorax funeh-is Ranzani. Nov, Com. Ac. Sci. Inst. Bonon.,i\-, 76, 1840, 



Brazil. 



666. Lycodontis castaneus (Jordan & Gilbert.) 



Pacilic coast from Gulf of California to Panama 



Sidera castanea Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882, 647, Mazatlau. 



657. Lycodontis sanctae-helenas (Giinther). 



Tropical Atlantic; recorded from St. Helena and the Bermudas. 

 Murana sancta-helencv Giinther, Cat., viii. 115. 1870. St. Helena. 



668. Lycodontis dovii (Giinther). Morenn I'intila. 



Gulf of Califoruia to the Galapas^os Archipelago. 

 Murcena dovii Giinther, Cat., Vlii, 103, 1870. Panama. 



669. Lycodontis conspersus (Poey). 



Cuba to Rio Janeiro. 



Gymnothorax conspersus Poey, Repertorio, ii, 259. 1868. (!uba. 



670. Lycodonti.5 miliaris (Kaup). 



West Indies. 



Thryaoidea miliaris Kaup, Apadcs, !l(), 185(1, .Martini«|ue. 



