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17. Sauxida gracilis (Qvioy & Gaimard). 



Head 4.10 in length; depth 6.20; eye 5 in head; dorsal 10; anal 9; scales 49. Color brownish, with 

 dusky blotches along the side, extending to below lateral' line; fins spotted and irregularly banded with Ijrow^n. 

 Three specniieiis from Manila, length 4.25 inches. 



Family LEPTOCEPHALID.-E. 



UROCONGER Kaup. 



18. Uroconger lepturus (Richardson). 



Teeth in double rows in jaws; vomerine teeth in a single jjointed row; outer and anterior teeth largest. 

 Tail tapering to a very line ))oint Color in spirits dull uniform lirowai; head and chin lighter. One specimen 

 from Manila, length 12.50 inches. 



Family MUR^NESOCIU.C 



MTJRa:NESOX McClelland. 

 19. Muraenesox cinereus (Forsl\&!). 



Vomerine teeth large and sawlike, with a basal lobe before and behind. Two specimens from Manila, 

 length 12.75 and 13.50 inches. 



Family MYRin.J-. 



20. Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker). 



Two specimens, one of 4 inches, one of 12, from Caviti'. 



Family OPHICHTHYII).^. 



OPHICHTHTJS Ahl. 



21. Ophichthus tapeinopterus (Bleeker). 



Teeth small, pointed, of equal size, forming broad bands in ma.xillary, in two rows on mandible and vomer; 

 trunk half the length of tail; gape 2.75 in head. Color in spirits miiform yellowish brown, a little darker on 

 upper part. One specimen from Cavite, length 11 inches. 



22. Opliichthus sp. (larva). 



Four specimens, fi'ora Manila, of a larval eel witli sharp-]joint,ed mouth, rather long teeth in a single series; 

 no pectorals; anal, dorsal, and caudal fin differentiated, body very strongly compressed, rather short. Length 

 4 to 5 inches. 



23. Jenkinsiella nectura Jordan, new species. 



Fig. 1. — JenkinsUUa nectura .Ionian. lu-w species. Type. 



Body slender, subterete, the greatest depth about 3 in head; head 9.75 in total length, 2.25 in trunk; head 

 and tnnik 3.5 in tail; eye very small, nearly 9 in head, 1.75 in snout; mouth rather large, extending much past 

 eye nearly 3 iu head; edge of upper lip with a row of conspicuous fieshy fringes posteriorly, the longest aliout 



