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Gymnothorax petelli Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Muraen. 4 (1864) 99, pi. 

 32, fig. 1; Jordan and Seale, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm. 25 (1905) 



(1906) 197; Jordan and Richardson, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fisheries 27 



(1907) (1908) 240. 



Gymnothorax leucacme Jenkins, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fisheries 21 (1902) 



427, fig. 2. 

 Gymnothorax waialuae Snyder, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm. 22 (1902) 520, 

 pi. 6. 

 Height 18 to 20, head 8-91, 21-3 times in trunk. Tail longer than head 

 and trunk. Eye 9 to 10, situated somewhat nearer to the end of the snout 

 than to the corner of the mouth. Snout rather pointed, not twice as long 

 as eye. Cleft of mouth about 2i times in head. Mouth not shutting com- 

 pletely in old specimens. Dorsal rather low, beginning before gill openings, 



somewhat compressed teeth, anteriorly with an inner series of 3 long 

 depressible teeth, which disappear with age. On intermaxillary plate a 

 peripheral series of about 12 rather long depressible teeth, mesially with 

 2 or 3 larger fang-like ones. Vomer with a single series of 3 conical teeth. 

 Mandibles with 18-25 teeth on each side in a single series. Brown, with 

 17-24 dark cross bands, which are generally larger than the interspaces 

 between them. They are interrupted on the belly. The first band on the 

 snout, the third through origin of dorsal. In old examples most of the 

 bands are broken into spots, but the anterior dorsal bands remain distinct. 

 Length 1,100 mm. — Weber and Beaufort. 



This eel is known from the Philippines from a very young 

 specimen collected at Calayan Island north of Luzon and described 

 by Jordan and Richardson. It undoubtedly occurs throughout 

 the Philippines but has been overlooked by collectors. This 

 handsome moray occurs from Mauritius and the Red Sea to the 

 Hawaiian Islands and the Samoas. 

 Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Riippell) . 



Mursena flavimarginata Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afrika, Fische 



des Rothen Meeres (1828) 119, pi. 30, fig. 3; Gunther, Fische d. 



Siidsee 3 (1910) 417; Weber and Beaufort, Fishes Indo-Austr. 



Arch. 3 (1916) 374. 



Gymnothorax formosus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Muraen. 4 (1864) 94. 



pi. 30, fig. 1. 

 Gymnothorax javanicus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Muraen. 4 (1864) 95, 



pi. 35, fig. 2. 

 Gymnothorax flavimarginatus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Muraen. 4 (1864) 

 95, pi. 32, fig. 2; pi.' 34, fig. 3; Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. 

 Fish Comm. 23 (1903) (1905) 99, pi. 17. 

 Gymnothorax flavomarginatus Jordan and Seale, Bull. U. S. Bur. 

 Fisheries 25 (1905) (1906) 200; Jordan and Richardson, Bull. 

 U. S. Bur. Fisheries 27 (1907) (1908) 240. 

 Depth 9.74 to 22 in length, head 6.95 to 9 in length, and from 

 2.75 to 3.5 in trunk; head and trunk together as long as or a 



