Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 487 
‘GENUS Il. CONGER, Cov. 
The dorsal fin commencing close to the pectorals or on them, and in some 
species even before the pectorals, or at least at their base. The upper jaw is 
longest in all the known species. 
1. Conger occidentalis, Dexay. 
Dark olive-brown ; chin, space behind the pectorals, and all beneath, soiled white. Dor- 
sal and anal of a deep black hue along their margins. Dorsal arising two inches behind the 
base of the pectorals. Jaws witha single series of contiguous, equal teeth. Lateral line 
distinct, with a series of white dots. 
P.17. D.,C.,and A. 539. Length, 3 to 5 feet. 
New York, Mrrenriu, Dexay. 
Anguilla conger, Conger Eel, Mrrcnitt, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., 1. p. 360, 
Conger occidentalis, American Conger, DEKaAy’s Report, p. 314, pl. 53, fig. 172. 
GENUS III. MURAENA, Tuones. 
Have no vestige of pectorals ; their branchie open on each side by a small 
hole ; their opercula are so thin, and their branchiostegal rays so slender and 
concealed under the skin, that their existence has been denied. The stomach 
is a short sac, and the natatory bladder small, oval, and placed near the upper 
part of the abdomen. 
1. Murena moringa, Cvv. 
Black or green, sprinkled over its whole surface with innumerable black dots. 
D.(?). A.(?). C.(). Length, 4 feet. 
Bahama Islands, Carrssy. 
Murena maculata nigra et viridis, Muray, Carespy’s Hist. Carol., 1. p. 20. 
Murena maculata nigra, Black Muray, Carespy’s Hist. Carol., 1. p. 21. 
Murena moringa, Grirriry’s Cuv., x. p. 527. 
GENUS IV. OPHIDIUM, Cvv. 
Head smooth. Body elongated, compressed ; teeth in both jaws, the pal- 
ate, and pharynx. Dorsal, caudal, and anal united. Géill-apertures rather 
large. T'wo pairs of small barbels adhering to the point of the hyoid bone. 
1. Ophidium marginatum, Dexay. 
Body elongated, much compressed, tapering to an acute point. Gray, with three dusky 
