70 CATALOGUE OF FISH. 



131. MuRiENA TrOSCHELI. 



Murfcna Troscbeli, Bleeker, Muranoiden, dr. 



Nasal teeth, 10-li> ; 1-2 on the mesial line ; palatines, 9 ; vome- 

 rines, 18, in two rows; mandil)ulars, 15. Dorsal commencing 

 before the gills. Anus in the mid-length. Height of the body, 

 one-twentieth of the length. Snout, convex, pointed, not quite 

 twice the length of the eye. Bleeker describes the colour of the 

 body, and fins as dark brown, reticulated and somewhat marbled 

 by yellowish-green. 



liays: D. 318; A. 225; C. 12. 



Total length, 6-89 in. 



Sumatra [Bleeker). 



132. MUR^NA CHKTSOPS. 



Murtena chrysops, Kaup {Paris Museum). 



Nasal teeth, 7, with a short one at the symphysis ; none on the 

 mesial line, having, perhaps, been broken away. Palatines, 8 ; 

 vomerines, 9, very short, and forming an irregular row; mandibu- 

 lars, 12. 



A rather slender Munina, with a pretty sharply pointed tail. 

 Snout considerably obtuse, and containing the lengih of the diame- 

 ter of the eye once and three-quarters. The anterior nostril-tubes 

 reach beyond the lips, anil the dorsal commences over the gills. 

 Upper parts black, with yellowish-brown stars and star-like figures. 

 Lips and mandible yellowish-brown, with black zigzag markings. 



1'otal length, 9-38 in. Length of tail, 4-92 in. 



Oiaheitc (one spec, sent by M. Dubois). 



Genus 27. SIDERA, Kaup. 



Only one conical tooth on the mesial line. Vomerines, short, 

 granular, in two rows, which unite in a point posteriorly. Gape, 

 not opening very widely. The species have dotted skins. 



a. Nasals uniserial ; mandibulars, at the symphysis, hiscrial. 



133. SiDERA Pfeifferi. 



Mura3na Pfeifferi, Bleeker, Add. zu Murcen. 



Nasal teeth, 12; palntines, 12, pointed and compressed: vome- 

 rines, 20-22 ; mandibulars, 18-20 in the outer row, 2 in the inner 

 row towards the front. Snout convex, less than double the length 

 (.f the eye, having .3-4 pores on each side, near the eve. Dorsal 

 tin rommoncing scarcely before the gill-opening. Anaf originating 

 \\\ the fore-half of the fish. Bleeker gives the fidlowing descrip- 



