4 CATALOGUE OF FISH. 



notched posteriorly. The rounded pectoral is contained twice and 

 one-third in the length of the head. Upper surface orange-green, 

 under one orange-yellow. Dorsal yellowish-green, with a red bor- 

 der. Pectoral fin, orange ; anal, orange-yellow. 



Rays: Br. 35; D. QGO; A. 175. 



Length, 13 to 14 inches. 



Java. 



5. Cextrurofhts graxdocuijs, fig. 2. 



Ophisurus grandoculis, Cantor, Mat. Fish. p. 130G, pi. v. f. 3. 



Medial line of the tip of the upper jaw (nasal part) armed by a 

 double row of close subulate teetli ; in the young, each row con- 

 tains 3 or 4, but half of them vanish with age, and those that re- 

 main become stronger and blunter. At a short distance behind 

 these, the double series of vomerine teeth commence, the anterior 

 ones being the longest, and becoming subulate with age. The pos- 

 terior ones are much smaller. The palatine teeth begin on a 

 line with the front vomerine teeth, and close to thera, receding from 

 them posteriorly. They are small and pointed, or subulate. The 

 subulate mandibular teeth stand also in a single series, and dimi- 

 nish in size as they recede from the toothless symphysis. 



On the upper lip, there are two papillse or cutaneous tags. Eye 

 comparatively large, and having a longitudinal diameter varying 

 from -j'-fth to -j^^'^ ^^ ^^^^ length of the head. The eye occupies 

 neiirly the whole space between the lip and the profile, and two of 

 its diameters are contained between it and the tip of the snout; 

 wliile the distance from the latter to the angle of the mouth is 

 eomprehended three times and a half in the length of the head. 

 The dorsal commences above the posterior third of the elongated 

 pectoral, and the anus is placed a little before the third fifth of 

 the entire length of the fish. The pectorals measure one-third of 

 llie length of the head. {Cantor.) 



Penang. 



6. Centrurophis brasiliensis. 

 Anguilla brasiliensis, Par. Mus. 



Resembling C. reniicandus ; but its head is more elongated, and 

 the deep scars, which distinguish remicaudus, are wanting. A 

 shorter distance exists between the snout and the gill-opening, as 

 well as from the gill-opening to the beginning of the dorsal. 

 Colour, yellowish-brown, with black dots. 



Entire length, 10* 15 in., whereof the tail measures 9'Of) in.; the 

 gape, or distance from the tip of the snout to the angle of the 

 mouth, 0"47 in.; from the same extremity to the gill-opening. ] -34 

 in. ; from the snout to the dorsal, 2-92 in. Length of the pectoral, 

 0-32 in. 



Bio Janeiro (Quoy and Gaimard, Par. Mus.). 



