liU CATAI.OUUE Of FISH. 



roe, and the eggs were in the act of passing through tlie distended 

 amis. [Hkharilisoii.) 



Length, 12-7 in. To anus, 5-7 in. To gill-opening, 21 in. 

 Height of body, 075 in. Thickness, 000 in. 



Cook's Strait, New Zealand {Dr. Houher). 



101. CONGERMUE.ENA BALEAIUOA. 



Muraina balearica, Delaroche, An. du 21118. 13, p. 137, t. 20, f. 3. 

 Conger Cassini, i?/s.so. Hist. Xat., p. '203; Icktii. 91, 3. 

 Echelus ciuciara, Ra/inesque. 

 Conger microstoDia, CuHtehwau, pi. 43, f. 4. 



Teeth not so flatly round, and more acute, tliau in the preceding. 

 Dorsal connnencingover the gill-opening. Colour a beautiful shining 

 green, dotted with black. 



Rays: D. 89 ; A. 50; = 139; P. 11. {Hisso.) 



Total length, 14-57 in. Length of tail, 7-48 in. 



This species is spread widely through the world. 



192. CoNGEKMUBiENA MYSTAX. 



Munena niystax, Delaroche, An. du Mas. 13, t. 23, f. JO. 

 Conger mysta.x, Risso, 203. 



Much resembling halctirica, but having a more elongated head, 

 and more fully developed lips. The tip of the pectoral, laid back, 

 reaches to the beginning of the dorsal. 



Common at Barcelona, where it io called Conger sierpe. 



Genus 43. UKUCONGER, Kaiq). 



Anterior nostrils not tubular, posterior ones in form of slits, 

 situated near the eyes. Along the margin of the upper lip a row of 

 short slit-like pores. Teeth similar to those of Xlyrus, very tine, 

 iuid standing in two or three rows. Nasals and palatines biserial. 

 Tlie front teeth penetrate and pass througli the upper lip in a very 

 irregular way. Pectoral small and elongated. Gill-openings 

 unusually large. 



193. UkOCONGEU LEinUHUS. 



Congrus lepturus, Rich., Tchth. Voy. of Siiljih. p. 10t», pi. 50, f. 1-0; 

 Id., Ervh. d-Terr. p. 109. 



Teeth acicular. The nasal ones disfjosed in two rows of 5 

 eaih, tlie posterior outer one on each side being the tallest. The 

 vomer is armed in front by 2 teeth, like the latter one, one before 



