14 SYMBRANCHIATE AND APODAL FISHES. 
in two series, the outer subequal in size, and 20 or 21 
in number, the inner with 6 enlarged teeth, corresponding 
to the median premaxillary teeth. Width of gill-opening 
34 times that of the eye. Length of head and trunk 1+ in 
that of the tail. Uniform brown, dark above, lighter below, 
the vertical fins blackish brown (paxpos long ; dupa, tail). 
Length to 3,000 millimeters and upwards (Day). 
From Natal through the seas of India and the Malay 
Archipelago to Eastern Queensland. 
Measuremen'‘s in Millimeters. 
Total length .. 4 Se ae 5- 2+ +: .. 2286. 
Length of head (to gill-opening) hss vee AG Ze 
Length of trunk es Be - ae =: +: want NODO! 
Length from tip of snout to vent... ae se “is elie 
Length of tail as ar >. oe ae v3 «a aya 
Depth of body (at gill-opening) . Bi a4 5c os as 60. 
Width of body (at gill-opening) 5 
Length of snout ac ae xc oc 43 ae x 15. 
Diameter of eye Be am gis ae A SY de 6.5 
Cleft of mouth 50 ie 50 a 2 oc 2s 61. 
Length of gill opening ae 3c 56 as 38 as 21. 
This eel, the first ‘recorded from Australian seas, was 
captured on January 4th, 1904, with hook and line by Mr. 
James 8. Cruse, «in the deep-water bend of the Pine River 
about four miles from the Bay.’”*® He describes it as playing 
very hard and being very fierce when landed. After 
getting it out on the bank, he continues—“ When I went to 
him he raised the fin along his back and looked very fierce. 
I cut the line not caring to touch him, and let him le ; he 
soon died, not living a long time as eels generally do. 
This species attains a length of ten feet and is probably 
the largest apodal fish in existence. I have not been able 
to learn anything about its habits, but it is a new exper ence 
to me to find one of the murenoid eels, a group usually 
7A second and rather larger example was caught in the Brisbane 
River near Pinkenba in October and came into my hands through the 
kindness of Mr. V. H. Jeff, of Queen St. 
8Mr. A. Graham, who kindly forwarded the specimen to the Museum 
on behalf of Mr. Cruse, gives the locality of the capture as ‘‘ Greenwood 
Pocket, Bald Hills.” 
