670 PHTSOSTOMI. 



Gyrrmothorax pimctato-fasciatus, Bleeeker, Gynmoth. Ind. ArcTi. p. 167, and Atl. Ich. ir, p. 99, t. 

 clxxv, f. 4. 



Mwcena pimctato-fasciata, Giintlier, Catal. viii, p. 106. 



Length of head 3f to 4j in the distance between the end of the snout and the Tent : tail slightly longer 

 than the trunk. Eyes — situated about midway between the end of the narrow snout and the angle of the 

 mouth, 2/3 the length of snout. Mouth can be completely closed, the extent of its cleft equals 1/3 of the 

 length of the head. Gill-opening about the same size as the eye. Body rather slender. Teeth — pointed and 

 in a single row, without any basal lobe, occasionally there are 2 or 3 teeth forming an inner maxillary 

 row : canines of moderate size : 16 to 17 teeth in either mandible. Colours— oi a reddish brown, darkest along 

 the back. From 28 to 35 dark, more or l6ss complete rings of an irregular character on the body and fins. 

 Head and ground colour between the rings, with blotches, spots, and fine lines. 



Habitat.- — Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. The example figured was from Madras, and is 13 

 inches in length. 



8. Mursena tessellata, Plate CLXXI, fig. 4. 



Gymnothorax favagineus, Bloch, Schn. p. 526, t. 106. 



Murcena fa/vaginea, Cuv. Rfeg. Anim. 



Thyrodontis reticulata, McClelland, Cal. Joum. Nat. Hist, v, pp. 188, 216, pi. 7, f. 1 (not Bl. Schn.) 



Mwroena tessellata and isingteena, Richardson, Ich. Sulphur, pp. 108, 109, t. 48, f. 1, and t. 56, f. 5-8, 

 and Erebus and Terror, pp. 86, 88 ; Bleeker, Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. v, p. 530, and Mursen. p. 74 ; Giinther, 

 Gatal. viii, p. 106. 



Murcena python and favaginea, Kaup, Apodal Ksh. p. 68, f. 62, 63. 



Thyrsoidea tessellata and isingteena, Kaup, 1. c. pp. 76, 76, f. 67. 



OyrrmotJiorax isingteena and tessellatus, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, pp. 92, 93, t. clxxi, f. 3, clxxii, f. 1, and 

 clxxxi, f. 1. 



Length of head to gill-opening 3 to 3f in the distance between the end of the snout and the anus : tail 

 slightly longer or shorter than the trunk. Snout compressed. Uyes — situated slightly before the middle of the 

 distance between the angle of the mouth and the end of the snout. Length of cleft of mouth 25 to 2|- in the 

 distance between the end of the snout and the gill-opening. Anterior nasal tubes 1/2 as long as eye. Teeth — 

 large, compressed, pointed, and in the adult in a single row, occasionally in the young a short internal row in 

 the maxOla. Fvns — dorsal commences above the gill-opening. Colours — dark polygonal or rounded spots on 

 the head, body, and fins, which are separated by narrow light lines or interspaces ; most or all of the spots are 

 wider than the ground colour. 



Habitat. — Prom the East Coast of Africa and the Mauritius, through the seas of India to the Malay 

 Archipelago, and China. The example figured, which is 28 inches in length, came from Vizagapatam. 



9. Muraena fimbriata, Plate CLXXII, fig. 1. 



Bennett, Proc. Zoological Society, 1831, vol. i, p. 168 ; Giinther, Catal. viii, p. 108. 



Murcena lullata, Richards. Voy. Erebus and Terror, Pish. p. 86 : Kaup, Apod. p. 81. f. 60. 



Murcena isingleena, Bleeker, Sumatra, p. 277 (not Richard.) 



Murcena isingleenoides, Bleeker, Mur. p. 48. 



Gymnothorax isingleenoides, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 91, t. 180, f. 1. 



Gymnothorax fimbriatus, Bleeker, Fauna Madagascar, etc., pt. iv, Poiss, p. 72. 



Length of head 3 to 3i in the distance between the end of the snout and the vent : tail 1/3 longer than 

 the trunk. JEye — rather nearer the angle of the mouth than the end of the narrow snout, from which last it 

 is distant from If to 2 diameters. Extent of cleft of mouth equal to 1/3 of the length of the head. Gill- 

 opening smaller than the eye. Teeth — pointed, and in a single row, without any basal lobe, occasionally there 

 are 2 or 3 teeth in a second inner maxillary row. Colours — olive brown, with a few black spots on the head, and 

 numerous irregularly formed ones on the body, dorsal and anal fins, many take a vertical direction, and few are 

 larger than the eye. Fins with a white edge. In some examples the spots are in 2 or 3 regular longitudinal 

 rows. 



A fine life-size drawing of this species, 16i inches long, exists in Sir W. Elliot's collection, it is termed 

 ChuJca p6m, captured October 22nd, 1860. 



Habitat. — Madagascar, Coromandel Coast of India, Andaman islands to the Malay Archipelago. 



10. Mursena pseudothyrsoidea, Plate CLXXIII, fig. 3. 



Bleeker, Celebes, p. 778, and Mursen. p. 44 ; Kaup, Apod. p. 66 ; Gunther, Catal. viii, p. 112. 



Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. iv, p. 104,*t. cxc, f. 2. 



Length of head 3| to 3| in the distance between the end of the snout and the vent : tail a little shorter 

 than the trunk. Eyes — nearer end of snout than angle of mouth, If to 2 diameters in the length of the snout, 

 and 1^ apart. The extent of cleft of mouth 2J the length of the head. The gill-opening about 1/3 wider 

 than the eye. Teeth— in a single row, about 18 or 20 in either mandible, the 2 anterior being canines : canines 



