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the similar vomerine teeth, which form an elongate pearshaped 

 band, the point of which reaches in young specimens as far 

 as, in old ones somewhat farther backwards than the maxillary 

 band. Mandibulary band with equal teeth, anteriorly broad, 

 tapering posteriorly. Alcohol specimens with the belly, pectorals 

 and anal light, otherwise more or less dark and not spotted. 

 Length to about 1000 mm. 



N o m. i n d i g. : Mowa (Malay. Batavia); Sidat (Javan.); Oiling 

 (Sundanese name for young specimens), Lara (Sundanese for 

 fullgrown specimens), Sawali Luntjah (Simalur). 



Habitat: Pulu Weh (Sabang)!; Sumatra (Siboga, Padang, 

 Priaman, Benkulen, Batu Sangkar, Deli !, Sungi Mahe (Upper 

 Langkat); Kota radja (Oleleh, Atjeh!); Simalur!; Nias!; Java 

 (Batavia, Tjampea, Buitenzorg!, Bekassi!, Tjikandi, Bantam, 

 Perdana, Tjibiliong, Leles, Banjumas, Ambarawa, Palabuan Batu, 

 Dirk de Vries Bay); Bali; Lombok!; Sumbawa; Flores!; Timor!; 

 Aru Islands!; Borneo; Celebes (North Celebes, Menado, South 

 eastern Celebes); Batjan!; Halmahera; South New Guinea 

 (Lorentz river !, Rigo in British New Guinea). Samoa, Tahiti, 

 Auckland Island, New Zealand, Tasmania, South Australia, 

 New South Wales, Burma, Malabar, Andamans, Bombay, Ceylon, 

 German East Africa, Mossambique, Natal. 



2. Fam. CONGRIDAE. 



Elongate, more or less^ compressed. Anus far behind gill- 

 openings, in anterior half of length. Scaleless; lateral line present. 

 Dorsal, anal and caudal confluent. In indo-australian genera 

 the origin of the dorsal is above or somewhat before or behind 

 the gillopenings and the pectorals are well developed. Snout 

 produced, the ethmoid with intermaxillary plate being prominent 

 in different degrees beyond the articulation with the maxillaries. 

 Cleft of mouth reaching behind eye. Tongue free or not. Eye 

 moderate or large. Posterior nostrils close to or near eye, the 

 anterior nostrils tubulate or not, close to tip of snout and 

 lateral. Teeth on vomer and jaws in one or more series or 

 bands, differing in size and form. Gillopenings narrow or wide, 

 more or less ventrally, separated by an isthmus to which the 

 gillmembranes are attached. Branchial openings in pharynx 

 are wide slits. 



