35* 



Echidna delicatitla de Beaufort, Bijdrage Dierkunde Amsterdam, afl. XIX. 

 1913, p. 100. 



Height 14 17; head 7.4 to more than 9, 2.8 in trunk. Head 

 and trunk more than once to 1.5 in tail. Eye about 10, much 

 shorter than snout. Snout 6 to more than 6.5 in head. Cleft 

 of mouth more or less than 3 times in length of head. Dorsal 

 beginning far before gillopenings, immediately behind occiput, 

 rather high, 2.5 to about thrice in height of body. Anal lower, 

 but conspicuous. Teeth conical; in the maxillaries in 2 series, 

 the inner one shorter. On the intermaxillary plate a prolonged 

 semicircle of about 9 13 strong teeth, separated from the 

 maxillary teeth; besides 2 strong teeth in the middle, separated 

 from the teeth on the vomer. These form 2 series beginning 

 with 2 pairs of stronger teeth and ending far before the maxil- 

 lary series. Maxillary teeth in 2 series or only anteriorly in 

 2 series; the inner teeth the strongest. Colour light brown or 

 whitish, everywhere marbled or mottled with darker, or dark 

 brown marbled with whitish. The head may be largely dark 

 brown behind the eye. Length 440 mm. [Type of the species 

 of KAUP and a specimen of BLEEKER'S collection in the 

 Leiden Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: Ambon; Buru; Saonek near Waigeu!; Timor. - 

 Philippines, Japan, Riu Kiu Islands, Samoa. 



On reefs and near shore. 



7. Echidna amblyodon (Blkr.). 



Muraena amblyodon Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-neerl. I. 1856, Vissch. van 



Menado p. 72. 



Echidna amblyodon Bleeker, All. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 79. 

 M^^raena amblyodon Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 132 (p.p.). 



Fische d. Siidsee, Heft IX. 1910, p. 424 (p.p.). 



Height 10 13; head 7 7.5, about 2.6 in trunk. Tail slightly 

 shorter than head and trunk. Eye 6.5 8, somewhat shorter 

 than snout. Snout about 5.5 times in length of head. Cleft of 

 mouth 2.5 2.8 in length of head, reaching behind eye. Dorsal 

 beginning shortly before gillopenings, rather low, covered by 

 thick skin. Teeth conical; in the maxillaries in 2 series; in 

 the inner series about 6 7 teeth, somewhat stronger than 

 those in the outer series, which are continued as outer 

 series of the teeth of the intermaxillary plate. Inside of 

 them the plate carries 3 longitudinal series of strong teeth. 



