325 



immediately behind the vent. Teeth equally small, pointed, 

 uniserial. Gillopenings somewhat oblique, lateral, separated 

 by about their own length. Coloration uniform. Length 283 mm. 

 [Type of the species in the British Museum seen by us]. 

 Habitat: Misol Island!. 



10. Sphagebranchus kaupi Blkr. 



Sphagebranchus Kaupi Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-neerl. V. 1858 59, Twaalfde 



Bijdr. Celebes p. 3. Atl. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 70. 

 Ophichthys kaupi Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 86. 



Height about 59; head 15.9, 6.3 times in trunk; head and 

 trunk 1.2 times in tail. Eye n 12, about twice in snout. 

 Posterior nostrils a slit in the upper lip, below front margin 

 of eye, anterior nostrils in a tube, shorter than eye. Snout 

 pointed, convex, very prominent. Cleft of mouth about 4 times 

 in head, extending a little behind eye. Dorsal more than twice 

 as low as height of body, commencing more than half length 

 of head behind gillopenings; anal as high as dorsal, both ending 

 opposite. Teeth pointed, recurved, uniserial, those on the 

 intermaxillary plate in a V, the point directed forward. Gill- 

 openings moderate, semilunar. Olivaceous above, lighter below. 

 Length of single specimen known 350 mm. [Type of species 

 in the British Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: Celebes (Klabat di atas) in a river!. 



1 1 . Sphagebranchus moluccensis (Blkr.) 



Dalophis moluccensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie, V. 1853, P- 2 4^. 



Verh. Batav. Gen. XXV. 1853, Muraenoid. p. 70. 

 Sphagebranchus moluccensis Kaup, Cat. Apod, fish 1856, p. 26. 

 Sphagebranchus moluccensis Bleeker. Atl. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 68. 

 Ophichthys moluccensis Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 85. 



Height about 35; head 13, 5 in trunk; head and trunk a 

 little shorter than tail. Eye about 13, less than twice in snout. 

 Posterior nostrils a slit in upper lip situated scarcely before 

 eye, anterior nostrils in a tube, shorter than eye. Cleft of mouth 

 extending behind eye, 3'/ 2 times in head. Dorsal well developed 

 and commencing more than half length of head behind gill- 

 openings; anal higher than dorsal, ending opposite to end of 

 dorsal. Teeth pointed, uniserial, biserial on intermaxillary plate 

 and on vomer. Gillopenings large, semilunar. Brownish above, 



