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Leiurafius semicinctus Jordan «& Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXIII. 1901, p. 866. 

 Leiuranus semicinctus Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U.S. fish. Comm, XXIII (1903) 



1905, p. 81. 

 Liuramis semicinctus Gtinther, Fische Siidsee, Heft IX. 1910, p. 396. 



Height 46 — 55; head 12 — 15, more than 6 times in trunk; 

 head and trunk one-seventh longer than tail. Eye 10 — 12; twice 

 in snout. Pectorals about equal to length of snout. Alcohol 

 specimens are cream-coloured with 24 — exceptionally 21 — 

 to 35 broad blackish bands, much wider than the interspaces, 

 but narrower ventrally, where in many specimens they do not 

 meet. Tip of snout and tail cream-coloured ; the 2 first bands 

 on head narrow, sometimes connected with each other and 

 with the following broad band. Black bands continued on fins. 

 Length to 500 mm. 



Habitat: Java; Sumatra (Siboga) ; Batu; Flores ; Ambon; 

 Nusa Laut!; Saonek near Waigeu!; Schouten Islands (Mysore); 

 Cocos (Keeling) Island. — Japan; China; Queensland; Hawaii; 

 Samoa; Fidji. 



In sea, on reefs and near shore. 



6. Pisoodonophis Kaup (emend. Bleeker). 



(Kaui-, Cat. Apodal fish 1856, p. 15; Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 58). 



Much elongate, cylindrical. Anus in or behind the middle 

 of the length. Origin of dorsal above or somewhat behind pecto- 

 rals. Dorsal and anal not confluent, ending at a short distance from 

 end of tail. Pectorals well developed. Head moderate, pointed. 

 Snout more or less pointed, projecting beyond the mouth, 

 the cleft of which reaches below hindborder of eye or beyond 

 it. Edge of upper lip without a fringe of barbels. Eyes small, 

 situated in the anterior third or fourth of the head. Posterior 

 nostrils a slit on the inner side of the upper lip, below the 

 frontborder of the eye or in advance of it; anterior nostrils a 

 short tube on the edge of the snout. Teeth granular, subequal, 

 in several series forming bands; those on the intermaxillary 

 plate in a group contiguous with or separated from the other 

 teeth. No scales, lateral line present. Gillopenings moderate 

 or small, before and somewhat below base of pectorals. 



Distribution: Indo-pacific region from Gulf of Oman 

 and Madagascar to Samoa, Japan and Australia. 



