218 On new Fishes from Xeu- Britain and Japan. 



differs in the following cliavacters : — Tail sliort ; posterior 

 nostril labial : teeth uuiserial. 



A B 



Dentition of A. Xenoconger fryer i, B, Brachyconger 'platyrhynchus. 



Brachy conger platyrhynchus, sp. n. 



Tail slightly longer than rest of fish. Head a little broader 

 than deep, its length about | of the length from gill-opening 

 to vent ; snout broad and flat, rounded anteriorly, its length 

 nearly ^ length of head and slightly more than diameter of 

 eye. Jaws equal anteriorly ; cleft of mouth horizontal, 

 extending to below posterior border of eye. Anterior nostril 

 almost at end of snout ; posterior just in front of vertical 

 from anterior margin of eye. Dorsal and anal fins well 

 developed ; former commencing at a distance from the gill- 

 opening equal to f length of head. Brownish, paler below ; 

 caudal with a very narrow pale margin. 



A single specimen, 130 mm. in total length, from New 

 Britain. 



