192 REV. R: T. LOWE’S SYNOPSIS 
Congrus vulgaris, Cuv.—‘‘ Congro,” Cuv, R. An. ii. 350. 
Murena Conger, Linn, i. 426. No. 6. 
The Conger. Yarr. ii. 304. Sat frequens. 
Murena Helena, L.—‘‘ Moreia,” Linn. i.425. No.1. Cu. R. An. ii. 352. 
The Murena, Yarr. ii. 308, Vulgaris. 
Mureena anatina, nob.—‘‘ Moreia Serpente,” or ‘‘ Serpente.” 
(The Duck’s-bill Murena, or Sea-serpent). 
M. corpore post caput contracto, dein crassiore, postice attenuato ; purpureo-hepatico, 
flavo maculato ; maculis longitudinaliter seriatis : capite incrassato, occipite elevato, 
gibboso ; rostro tenui, elongato, producto, depresso: dentibus acicularibus, rectis, 
elongatis, numerosis ; in maxilla superiore tri-, in inferiore bi-seriatis : pinne dor- 
salis radio primo super aperturam branchialem. 
Sat vulgaris. ‘ 
Murena guttata, Riss.?2—‘‘ Moreia preta.” 
M. corpore utrinque attenuato, nigrescente, albo guttato 5, punctato : capite minimo, 
brevi, acuto: dentibus acicularibus, rectis, elongatis ; i macillé superiore sub- 
biseriatis ; in inferiore uniseriatis. 
Risso, iii. 191. No. 77.2? Sat vulgaris. 
Murzena unicolor (Lar.), Cuv.—‘‘ Morriao.” 
M. corpore postice attenuato, antice crassiore, hepatino, immaculato, lineis circulart- 
bus capillaribus, flecuosis, confertissimis picto : capite incrassato ; occipite gibboso ; 
rostro brevissimo, obtuso: dentibus brevibus, conicis ; in macilla superiore antice 
tri-, lateralibus bi-seriatis ; in inferiore antice bi-, lateralibus uni-seriatis. 
Cuv. R. An. ii. 352. 
M. Cristini, Risso, 11.191. No. 78. Sat vulgaris. 
Ord. LOPHOBRANCHIA. 
Fam. SyNGNATHIDE. 
Hippocampus brevirostris, Cuv.—‘‘ Cavallo,” Cuv. R. An. i. 363. 
The short-nosed Hippocampus, Yarr. ii. 342. Rariss. 
Hippocampus ramulosus, Leach.—‘‘ Cavallo marinho.” Leach’s Zool. Miscell. i. 105. 
t.47. Rariss. 
Dr. Leach’s figure, though generally good, is deficient in several points, espe- 
cially in colour, being taken from a preserved specimen. “I had an opportunity 
of delineating the form, and watching the movements of this most interesting 
little animal, while living, in a glass of sea-water, for nearly a whole day. No 
pencil can do justice to its elegance and beauty; and the gem-like brilliancy 
of its eye especially is quite inimitable by colours. The branched cilie are 
quite flexible, soft, and floating ; not straight and rigid, as they appear in Leach’s 
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