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Genus MYRUS, Kaup. 



18. Myrus vulgaris, Kaup; Conger Myrus, Cuv. 



Fig. Kaup, Cat. of Apodal Fish in Brit. Mus. p. 31. tab. 3. fig. 14, 1856. 

 Hob. The Mediterranean. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Home, Bart., R.N. 



Genus ANGUILLA, Shaw. 



19. A small specimen of Conger Eel (Angmlla Conger, Cuv.). 



This specimen shows well the dark border of the dorsal and anal fins, and 

 the white dots along the lateral line, characteristic of the present 

 species. 

 Fig. Bloch, Hist. Nat. des Poissons, tab. 155. Yarrell, Hist, of British 



Fishes, vol. ii. fig. at p. 304. 

 Hob. Seas of Europe. 



20. The Broad-nosed Eel {Anguilla latirostris, Yarrell ; Mureena An- 



guilla, Linn.). 



Fig. Yarrell, Hist, of British Fishes, vol. ii. fig. at p. 298. 

 Hob. Fresh waters of Europe. 



21. The Sharp-nosed Eel (Angullla acutirostris, Yarrell). 



Fig. Yarrell, Hist, of British Fishes, vol. ii. fig. at p. 284. 

 Hob. Fresh waters of Europe. 



Specimens of the young of A. acutirostris will be found in the Physiological 

 Series. 



Family Gymnotidee. 

 Genus GYMNOTUS, Linn. 



22. The Electrical Eel or Gymnote {Gymnotus electricus, Linn.). 



Fig. Bloch, Hist. Nat. des Poissons, tab. 156. 

 Hob. Fresh waters of South America. 



This fish is remarkable for its power of discharging strong electrical shocks. 

 The position and structure of the electrical organs are illustrated in the 

 Hunterian Preparations in the Physiological Series, Nos. 2180-2185. 



