662 PHTSOSTOMI. 



Mwrcenesox exodon and serradentata, McClelland, Cal. J. N. H. it, p. 409, and v, p. 210. 

 Murcenesox telahon, Sleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 22, pi. 152, f. 2 ; Day, Fishes Malabar, p. 246 ; Giintter, 

 Catal. viii, p. 45. 



Gulim-povm,, Tel. : Kotah or Kulivi-pamhoo, Tamil. 



B. xvii-xix, P. 15-16, D. 270-285, C. 10, A. 195-210. 



Length of head 1/3 of the distance between end of snout and vent : length of trunk abont 1/4 less than 

 that of the tail. Extent of cleft of mouth about 1/2 of length of head. JE?2/es— diameter 1/3 of length of 

 snout, 1 diameter apart. Teeth — on the vomer consisting of a row of moderately large, lanceolate, widely set 

 ones, without any basal lobes : mandibular teeth much smaller than the vomerine ones and those in the 

 external row not directed outwards. Fins — dorsal commences a short distance before the base of the pectoral : 

 the anal under abont the fifty-fifth dorsal ray, just posterior to the vent. Each fin-ray arises by two distinct 

 roots. Colours — upper surface of back and head olive, becoming brown posteriorly : abdomen dull white, 

 becoming silvery inferiorly. The throat, cheeks, and giU covers with golden reflections : vertical fins with dark 

 margins. 



Habitat. — Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago : attaining ten feet or more in length. 



2. Mursenesox telabonoides, Plate CLXVIII, fig. 3. 



Murcena myrus, Gronov. ed. Gray, p. 20. 



Conger telabonoides, Bleeker, Mur. p. 20. 



Mwrcenesox exodentata, McClelland, Cal. J. N. H. v, pp. 180, 210, pi. viii, f. 4. 



Murcenesox ^ristis, Kaup, Apodal Fish. p. 116. 



Murcenesox telabonoides, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 23, t. cliv, f. 2 ; Gunther, Catal. viii, p. 46. 



B. xviii-xix, P. 15, D. 245-250, C. 10, A. 200-205. 



Length of head 1/3 of the distance between end of snout and vent : length of trunk rather less than 

 that of the tail. Extent of the cleft of the mouth equals about 1/2 of the length of the head. Uyes — diameter 

 3i to 3j in the length of the snout, and 1 diameter apart. TeetJi—the anterior ones on the vomer are straight, 

 slender, compressed, and elongated, whilst the posterior ones have a small basal lobe in front and behind : the 

 outer mandibular teeth are directed outwards. Fins — dorsal commences in advance of the base of the pectoral, 

 the latter fin equals 3| iu the length of the head. Colov/rs — silvery becoming white on the abdomen : vertical 

 fins yellowish, with a narrow black outer border. 



Habitat. ^Se&s and estuaries of India to the Malay Archipelago. This is the rarest of the three forms 

 of this genus found in India. The example figured is 36 inches in length, and from the Hooghly at Calcutta. 



3. Mursenesox cinereus, Plate CLXVIII, fig. 4. 



Mv/rcena cinerea, Forsk. Desc. Anina. pp. x and 22. 



Murcena Arabiea, Bl. Schn. p. 488. 



Murcena bagio, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 24, 364. 



Ophisu/rus rostratus, Quoy and Gaim. Voy. Frey. Zool. p. 242, pi. 51, f. 1. 



Conger longirostris, Bennett, Life of Raffles, p. 692. 



Conger oxyrhynchus, Eyd. and Soul. Voy. Bon. i, p. 203, pi. ix, f. 2. 



Mivroenesox tricuspidata, HamiltomioB, and Bengalensis, McClell. Cal. J. K". H. iv, p. 409, pi. xxiv, f. 1, a. 

 b. and v, pp. 182, 210, pi. viii, f. 3. 



Congrus trieuspidatus, Richard. Voy. Snip. Fish. p. 105, pi. 51, f. 2 (immature), Ich. China, p. 312, and 

 Voy. Erebus and Terror, Fish. p. 110. 



Conger homo, Schleg. Fauna Japon. Poiss. p. 262, pi. 114, f. 2 ; Richard. Voy. Ereb. and Terr. Fish, 

 p. 111. 



Conger bagio. Cantor, Catal. Malay. Fish. p. 31 d ; Bleeker, Celebes, p. 77, and Mur. p. 22. 



Congrus protervus, angustidens and breviouspis, Richard. Ereb. and Terror, Fish. pp. 110, 111. 



Mwrcenesox bagio, Peters, Wiegm. Kvcb. 1855, p. 270 ; Kaup, Apod. p. 116, pi. xiv, f. 73 ; Bleeker, Atl. 

 Ich. iv, p. 24, t. 170, f. 2 ; Kner, Novara Fische, p. 363. 



Murcenesox Singapwrensis, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 25, t. 161, f. 2 ; Kner, 1. c. p. 373. 



Murcenesox cvnereus, Gunther, Catal. viii, p. 46 ; Klunz. Verb. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 608. 



B. xx-xxii, P. 14-16, D. 230--270, C. 10, A. 190-220. 



Length of head 2| to 2| times in the distance between end of snout and vent : length of trunk rather 

 less than that of the tail. Extent of cleft of mouth equals rather less than 1/2 of the length of the head, 

 Byes—Aidimeiev 2i to 2^ in the length of the snout, and 1 diameter apart. Teeth — the vomerine are straight, 

 compressed, and with a basal lobe anteriorly and posteriorly : the mandibular teeth are very much smaller than 

 the vomerine ones, and those in the external row are not bent outwards (as in M. telabonoides). Fins — dorsal 

 commences slightly in advance of the gill-opening. The pectoral 3^ in the length of head. Colowrs — silvery, 

 becoming white on the abdomen : vertical fins yellowish, with either a narrow or wide outer black edge : 

 pectoral yeUow or black. 



Habitat. — Red Sea, seas and estuaries of India to the Malay Archipelago and Australia. It is the most 

 common species of the genus in the seas of India. 



