Those on the vomer larger and more granular, in two close 

 set series, on the intermaxillary plate in a semicircular row 

 of similar teeth. Colour of alcohol specimens brownish. Length 

 247 mm. 



Habitat: Singapore; Ternate; Ambon; Banda!; Flores!; 

 Solor; Samau !. Philippines; New Caledonia; Marshall Islands; 

 Tongatabu; Australia 1 ). 



2. Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Blkr.). 



Muracna gymnopterus Bleeker, Verb. Batav. Gen. XXV. 1853, Muraenoiden p. 52. 

 Muraenichthys gymnopterus Bleeker, Ibid. p. 71. All. Ichth. IV. 1864^.32. 

 Muraenichthys micros to mus Bleeker, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. II. 1864 65^.39. 



Atl. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 32. 



Muraenichthys gymnopterus Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 52. 

 Muraenichthys gymnopierus Rutter, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philadelphia 1897, p. 61, 



Height more or less than 30; head 7^2 to 1 /25 head and 

 trunk about i'/ 2 times in tail. Eye about 12 15, about twice 

 in snout. Cleft of mouth reaching more than 3 eyediameters 

 behind eye. Origin of dorsal nearer to anus than to gillopenings, 

 its distance from vertical through anus somewhat less than 

 length of head. Teeth conical, more or less obtuse, the man- 

 dibulary ones anteriorly in about 3, posteriorly in I to 2 series, 

 the maxillary ones in a narrow band; the other teeth larger, 

 those on the intermaxillary plate in a small group, the vomerine 

 teeth anteriorly in 2 3 rows, posteriorly in I 2 rows. Colour 

 in alcohol specimens brownish. Length 266 mm. 



Habitat: Java (Batavia); Celebes (Makassar!); Batu 

 Islands. Philippines; China; Kandavu. 



3. Muraenichthys sibogae n.sp. 



Muraenichthys gymnotus Max Weber, Siboga-Expeditie, Fische 1913, p. 46 

 (nee Blkr.). 



Height more or less than 30, head 10 12, head and body 

 twice in length of tail. Eye about 10 12, twice in snout, 

 situated behind middle of cleft of mouth, which reaches slightly 

 behind eye. Origin of dorsal slightly before that of anal; dorsal 

 much lower than anal. Teeth small, acicular, in the jaws in 

 narrow bands, in the vomer in 2 series, anteriorly conspicu- 



i) McCuLLOCH (Zool. Results "Endeavour" I. 1911, p. 21) supposes, that the 

 fish cited by KLUNZINGER as M. macropteius Blkr. from Australia belongs to 

 Muraenichthys breviceps Gunther. 



