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Moringua lumbricoidea Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 91 (p. p.). 

 Moringua microchir Giinther, Fische d. Siidsee Heft IX. 19 10, p. 405. 



Height about 48; head 10^/3 — 12'/.^, /'/j times in trunk. Tail 

 about twice in length of head and trunk. Eye 12, about twice 

 in snout. Cleft of mouth 4 times in length of head, reaching 

 behind hindborder of eye. Lower jaw prominent. Dorsal and 

 anal very low, only the anterior and posterior rays are visible. 

 The distance of the origin of the anal from anus is '/s of the 

 length of the head. The origin of the dorsal is one length 

 of head behind the vertical through the anus. The united 

 caudal, dorsal and anal are obtusely rounded. Pectorals a very 

 short but broad rudiment. Teeth conical, pointed, uniserial, 

 about 10 in each mandible, about 6 in each maxillary, 5 — 6 

 on the vomer, 3 pairs of stouter teeth on the intermaxillary 

 plate. Colour uniform. Length (of the known indo-australian 

 specimens) 240 mm. [Type of the species in the British Museum 

 seen by us]. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Kauer) ; Ambon !. — Marquesas Islands; 

 Ovalau. 



3. Moringua macrochir Blkr. 



Moringua tnacrochir Bleaker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie IX. 1855, p. 71. — 



Atl. Ichth, IV. 1864, p. 15, 

 } Moringua macrochir Kner, Novara-Fische 1865 — 1867, p. 389. 

 Moringua raitaborua Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 90 (p.p.)- 

 Moringua raiiaborua M. Weber, Siboga-Expeditie, Fische 19131 P- 5^ (nee 



Hamilton Buchanan). 



Height 37 — 44; head 9^/3 to more than 11, 5.5 to 6.j in 

 trunk. Tail twice or somewhat 

 more in length of head and trunk. 

 Eye 9 — 12, shorter than snout. 

 Cleft of mouth about 4 times in 

 length of head, reaching to below 

 posterior half of eye. Lower jaw 

 prominent. Dorsal and anal rather 

 low, interrupted in the middle 

 by an interspace longer than the ^^ "'' 



anterior part of the fins. The ^'^S- '^6. Dentition of Moringua 

 ,. . r .-, ■ • r i.1. 1 macrochir Blkr. a intermaxillary, 



distance of the ongm oi the anal .„ , ,., , 



=> m maxillary, w/a'mandibulary,!v vonie- 



from the anus is about half or ^-^^^ t^.eth. X 9- 



somewhat more than half the 



length of the head. The origin of the dorsal is somewhat behind 



