315 



m 



2. Brachysomophis (Brachysomophis) cirrhochilus (Blkr.). 

 [Fig. 148, p. 313]. 



Ophisurus cirrhocheilos Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-neerland. II. 1859, 8. Bijdr. 



vischfauna Ambon, p. 89. 



Brachysomophis cirrhochilus Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 38. 

 Ophichthys cirrochilus Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 65. 



Height 26; head 8 2 / 3 9 3 / 5 , thrice to three and a half in trunk. 

 Head and body about equal to tail or tail somewhat longer. 

 Eye about 14 31, i ! / 2 3 J / 3 in snout, situated in the anterior 

 fifth of the length of the head. Snout-short and rather flattened; 

 the lower jaw slightly prominent. Cleft of mouth 2 ! / 5 2 1 

 length of head. Lips fringed with 

 numerous, generally bifid filaments. 

 Vertical fins well developed, more 

 than thrice lower than height of 

 body, ending at a distance from tip 

 of tail somewhat more or less than 

 length of pectorals. Dorsal beginning 

 behind the gillopenings at a distance 

 equal to two thirds or less of the 

 length of the head. Pectorals about 

 4 5 times in head. Maxillary teeth 

 in a double, mandibulary teeth in Fig> , 49> Den tition of Brachyso- 

 a single series; teeth widely set, mophis cirrhochilus (Blkr.). 



Caniniform, the hindermOSt Smaller, a intermaxillary, m maxillary, 

 The VOmerine teeth Still larger, in a md mandibulary, V vomerine teeth. 



, * (After BLEEKER). 



single series; those of the inter- 

 maxillary plate anteriorly smaller and in a semicircle, followed 

 by 2 large canines, one behind the other, which are continuous 

 with the vomerine series. Gillopenings wide. Brownish, with 

 large, irregular, dark, transverse spots and bands; fins yellowish, 

 edged with brown. Length 1240 mm. [After BLEEKER and a 

 specimen of 550 mm. length in the Leiden Museum]. 

 Habitat: Ambon!. - - Formosa; Muscat (Arabia). 



2. Subgenus Achirophichthys Bleeker. 



(BLEEKER, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. II. 1864, p. 41). 



Lips not fringed or only with one row of minute tubercular 

 papillae. Maxillary teeth in a single or double series. No 

 pectorals. Anus behind the middle of the length. 

 Distribution: Indo-australian Archipelago. 



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