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head, 80 praeanal, 60 postanal segments. Eye about 4, 1^3 in 

 postorbital part of head and 1^4 in snout. Cleft of mouth 

 reaching somewhat behind the middle of the eye. Olfactory 

 pit with a smaller anterior and a larger posterior nostril imme- 



Fig, 198. LeptocepJialus peterseni M. Web. of 38 mm. length. X 3- 



diately before the eye. Dentition as in the former stage. Pigment 

 spots without any segmental arrangement along the dorsal 

 and ventral border of the body, as also in a single row along 



Fig. 199. Head of Leptocephalus peterseni M, Web. of 38 mm. length. X 24- 



the ventral side of the spinal chord. Rays in the finfold at 

 the end of the tail present, but still too small to be counted. 

 A single specimen from the Halmahera sea, near the north- 

 coast of Island Salomakiee (Damar!). Surface plankton. 



Leptocephalus possibly belonging to Muraenesox. 

 Leptocephalus schmidti M. Web. 



Leptocephalus Schmidt i Max Weber, Siboga-Exp. Fische, 191 3, p. 74. 



Description of the single specimen known, with 135 segments: 

 Length 83 mm. Height 10 mm.; head 5.5 mm.; distance of 

 Indo-australian fishes III. 26 



