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Kncliclynassa canina Jordan & Seale, Dull. Bur. Fisheries Washington XXV. 



(1905) 1906, p. 197. 

 Muracna blcckcfi Giinther, Fischc der Siidsee, Heft IX. 1910, p. 409. 



Height 14; head swollen, 7.4, 2.9 in trunk. Tail one third 

 of length of head shorter than head and trunk. Eye more than 

 10, situated nearer to 

 end of snout than to 

 corner of mouth. Cleft 

 of mouth more than 

 twice in length of 

 head, not closing: 

 only the tips of the 

 jaws meet. Gillope- 

 nings funnel-shaped, 

 smaller than eye. Dor- 

 sal and anal rather 

 low, the former be- 

 ginning somewhat 

 before gillopenings. 



Fig. 191. Muraena (Enchelynassa) canina Q. G. 

 (After the type of Enchelynassa bleekeri Kaup). 



Maxillary teeth in 

 2 series, the outer series close set, compressed large teeth, the 

 most anterior small; the inner series -shorter, consisting of large 

 depressible fangs. On 

 the intermaxillary <f 



6 



o 

 oO 



8o 



plate the outer maxil- 

 lary series is conti- 

 nued as a series of 

 very small teeth 

 mingled with large 

 ones, especially at 

 the frontborder; it < 

 carries besides two c 

 large median depres- 8 

 sible fangs and more 



O 



o 



o 



o 



a 



o0 Oo 



h 



8 



o 



o 

 o 

 o 

 o 





 o 



m 



o 

 o 







o 







md \ 



Fig. 192. Dentition of Muraena C Enchelynassa) 

 posteriorly on each canina Q> G< Xi'/ 4 - * intermaxillary, m maxillary, 

 side a pair of similar md mandibulary, v vomerine teeth. 



fangs. On the vomer ( After the type of Enchel y ncissa bleekeri Kaup). 

 two small conical teeth. In the mandibles an outer series of 

 numerous large teeth, getting small anteriorly and near sym- 

 physis a short inner series of large depressible fangs. Nearly 

 uniform darkish brown. Length 1300 mm. [Description made after 

 the type of Enchelynassa bleekeri Kaup in the Leiden Museum]. 



