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Height 26 — 30 ; head about 10, about 273 in trunk; head 



and trunk nearly twice in tail. Eye less than 15; more than 



one and a half times in snout. Cleft of mouth reaching far 



behind eye, thrice in length of head. 



Origin of dorsal above or somewhat 



-•' behind gillopenings. Pectorals twice 



■":. • or somewhat more in length of head. 



j: V. Teeth small, with the points directed 



;'/ ;• ' . backward, of equal size, forming in 



:V I: .:'• ■ the maxillaries a broadish band, 



;/ j^ i ;•; ' broadening posteriorly; in the man- 



.7 V .=.••- i/ 'i^ dibles a narrower band; that of 



the vomer narrow and ot 2 series 



of teeth; on the intermaxillary plate 



Fig. 136. Dentition of Ciri-Ai- 

 Diuraeiia tnpcinoptcrus. a teeth on , .•,,!• • i- . ^ 



.,, , , .„ about SIX teeth in 2 series, distant 



intermaxillary plate, in maxillary, ' 



w</ mandibulary, z' vomerine teeth, from the others. Brown, darker 

 X 3-5. above, lighter below. Length about 



300 mm. 

 Habitat: Java, Celebes (Makassar 1) ; Flores !. — Philippines. 

 In sea. 



2. Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup 

 [Fig. 134, 135, p. 290,291]. 



Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, Cat. Apod, fish 1856, p. 27. 



Ophisurus polyodon Bleaker, Act. Soc. So. Indo-neerl. VIII. i860, Achtste Bijdr. 



Vischfauna Sumatra p. 86. 

 Cirrhimuraena polyodott Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 41. 

 Ophichthys chinensis Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 75. 

 Cirrhimuraena chinensis Max Weber, Siboga-Expeditie, Fische 1913, p. 50. 



Height 32 — 35 ; head 8.5 to more than 9, more than twice 

 in trunk. Head and trunk 1.7 to nearly twice in tail. P2ye 16 — 18, 

 somewhat more than twice in snout. Cleft of mouth reaching 

 far behind eye, 2.5 to 2.7 in length of head. Origin of dorsal 

 above gillopenings. Pectorals narrow and long, conspicuously 

 more than twice in length of head. Teeth small, with the points 

 directed backward, of equal size, forming in the maxillaries a 

 broad band; that in the mandibles is narrower and poste- 

 riorly reduced, that of vomer broad with about 4 series 

 of teeth; on the intermaxillary plate an irregular group of 

 about 10 teeth, distant from the others. Brown, darker above, 

 lighter below. Length more than 350 mm. 



