tubes about one half the diameter of the eye in length ; 

 snout pointed, two eyes-diameters in length ; eyes 

 above the middle of the cleft of the mouth, which lat- 

 ter is a little more than one third the length of the 

 head ; head contained 3f times in the trunk ; tai! lon- 

 ger than the body. In life of a light brown color, 

 dirty white on the belly ; all the parts spotted and re- 

 ticulated with small white spots and strictions ; a black 

 spot at the angle of the mouth, and another at the gill 

 opening ; anal fin with a black edge and a bluish 

 white margin. 



N Gymnothorax viridipimiis. ■. u 



Teeth acute, uniserial, canines scarcely enlarged ; 

 the mouth can be shut completely. The length of the 

 nasal tubes nearly equal to the vertical diameter of 

 the eye, posterior nostrils not tubular. Snout 1^ eye- 

 diameters, gill opening equal in width to the diameter 

 of the eye. Cleft of the mouth, one third the length 

 of the head ; head four times in the length of the body. 

 Dorsal fin elevated, its posterior portion being as high 

 as the body underneath ; dorsal commencing slightly 

 in advance of the gill opening. Tail a little longer 

 than the body. Uniform black in life, a little lighter 

 on the thorax ; dorsal and anal fins vivid grass-green J 

 an orange margin to the fin around the end of the tail. 



Gymnothorax signifer. 



Teeth acute, uniserial, with canines moderately 

 developed ; the mouth can be shut completely > mandi- 



