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Leptorhinophis gomesi Kaup; head 2.88 in trunk; bead and trunk 1.74 in tail; cleft 
2£ in bead. 
Ophichthys chrysops Poey, head 2f in trunk; head and trunk 1£ in tail. 
Ophichthys chrysops Jordan Sc Gilbert, head and trunk If in tail ; cleft 2} in head. 
Ophichthus macrurus Poey, head 2\ in trunk ; bead and trunk Iff in tail. 
OpMchtliys macrurus Jordan Sc Gilbert, head 2£ in trunk ; head and trunk If and 13 
in tail; cleft 2f in head. 
Ophichthys hracliyurus Poey, head 3 in trunk ; head and trunk If in tail. 
Should two species be found in the above synonymy they are probably 
qomesi with head and body 1J to 1| in tail, and macrurus with head 
and body If to 2J in tail. 
73. OPHICHTHUS ZOPHOCHIR. 
Ophichthys zophochir Jordan Sc Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mua., 347, 1881 (Mazatlan); 
Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 623, 1882 (Acapulco). 
Habitat : Pacific coast from Gulf of California to Acapulco or beyond. 
Etymology : Z6<poq, dusky; yelp, hand (pectoral fin). 
This species is rather common on the Pacific coast from the Gulf of 
California southward. The specimen before us is from Guaymas. The 
species is very nearly related to 0 . gomesi , which it represents on the 
Pacific coast, and from which it may prove to be indistinguishable. 
74. OPHICHTHUS MAGNIOCULIS. 
Scytalophis magnioculis Kaup, Apodes, 13, tig. 7, 18^6 (St. Croix, Brazil). 
Ophichthys mag nioculis Kner, Novara Fische, 376, 1866 (Rio Janeiro). 
Oijhichthys-magnoculus Gunther, vm, 59, 1870 (copied). 
Habitat : Brazilian fauna. 
Etymology : Magnus , great ; oculus , eye. 
This species is known to us from a specimen (38522) obtained by the 
Albatross at Aspinwall. The short trunk and long tail separate it from 
0. gomesi. 
75. OPHICHTHUS CALLAENSIS. 
Ophichthys callaensis Gunther, Journal Museum Godeffroy, iv, 92, 1873 (Callao). 
This species is known to us from a specimen (36931, U. S. Nat. Mus.) 
from Coquimbo, Chile, and from a specimen (1078, M. C. Z.) received by 
the Indiana University from the Museum at Cambridge. This speci- 
men is from Valparaiso aud was sent under the name of Ophichthys 
remiger . As Gunther has indicated, 0. callaensis is a near relative of 
0. magnioculis , from which it differs in its larger gill-openings and 
shorter tail. 
The following is Dr. Giinther’s original description, kindly furnished 
us by Dr. G. A. Boulenger : 
OPHICHTHYS CALLAENSIS. 
Diese neue Art geliort zu dor Abtkeiluug 1, A, 1, h /?, meiner Synopsis (Fish, vm, 
p. 55). Die Kieuieuoffnuugen sind wait, weiter als der Zwischenraum, durch den 
sie an der Bauchseite von einander getrennt sind. Die Lange des Ivopfes ist mehr 
