406 SYNOPSIS. 



colour dark greenish brown, liable to considerable yari- 

 tion. Yarr. Proc. Zool Soc., 1831, pp. 133 and 159; 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 396 ; Jenyns* Brit. Vert., p. 476. 



Sp. 194. A. mediorostris. Snig Eel. Snout rather long and 

 moderately broad, the gape extending nearly to the hinder 

 part of the eye ; body proportionally more slender than in 

 the two preceding species ; dorsal commencing rather 

 before one-third of the entire length ; vent near the middle ; 

 colour olive-green above, passing by a lighter green to 

 yellowish white below Tcwr., Jesse, Glean. Nat. Hist., 

 2d Series, pp. 75 and 76; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 399 ; Jenyns* 

 Brit. Vert., p. 477. 



GEN. XCI. CONGER. Dorsal commencing a little behind 

 the pectorals ; upper jaw longest ; in other respects nearly as 

 in Anguilla. 



Sp. 195. C.vulgaris. The Conger. Head long and depressed, 

 eyes large, body nearly cylindrical ; anal fin commencing 

 immediately behind the vent, continued backwards and 

 joining the dorsal forms a pointed tail ; colour pale brown, 

 nearly white beneath ; dorsal and anal fins whitish edged 

 with black ; lateral line white. Cuv. Reg. An.; Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 402. Muraena Conger, Linn., Penn. Brit. 

 Zool, iii. p. 196. 



GEN. XCII. MUR^NA. Pectorals wanting, dorsal and anal 

 very low, united at the tail ; branchial opening a minute orifice 

 on each side. 



Sp. 196. M.Helena. The Muraena. Body rounded anteriorly 

 and compressed towards the tail, which is pointed ; snout 

 rather sharp ; colour of the anterior part of the body 

 yellow, the hinder parts purple, the whole marbled with 

 brown, and sprinkled with innumerable whitish, yello\v, 

 or purple spots. lAnn., Cwv. Reg. An.; Yarr. Biit. Fish.. 

 ii. p. 406. 



GEN. XCIII. LEPTOCEPHALUS. Head very small, body very 

 thin, compressed, and riband-shaped: gill openings very small ; 

 pectorals minute. 



Sp. 197. L.Morrisii* Anglesey Morris. Body semipellucid 



