Apodal Fishes of Bengal. 211 



II. Fam.—OFHISVRIDM. Nob. 

 Have pectoral fins, but no caudal. Dorsal and analt er- 

 minating before they reach the end of the tail. 



IV. Gen. — Leptognathus, Swains. 



Pectoral fins conspicuous ; jaws prolonged, narrow, and 

 pointed, armed with sharp scattered teeth. 



f Dorsal 

 nchun, I end o 

 u 1-221. \ nate. 



V Hab.— ( 



Dorsal and anal expand towards the 

 Leptognathus oxyrhynchun, J end of the tail, where they termi- 

 Swains. Fishes and Amph 



-Coast of Sicily. 



V. Gen. — Ophisurus, Lacep. 



Head conical, upper jaw longer than the lower, teeth coni- 

 cal, in broad bands ; branchial rays numerous and decussate 

 with those of the opposite side. 



~ T ( 25 transvese bands separated by nar- 



Ophisurus fasciatus, Lacep. I intervals 



» 1831-iii.*, 63. \HA~-uSSowk. 



~ T f No spots, or very small ones. 



Ophisurus serpens, Lacep. J u r T ' , „„j „j;„: • ± ^ 



■ • 1QQ i H/VB ' — Ita v and adjoining parts of 



ll -i , - iy »- ( Europe. 



("Dark green above, white below; a 

 j row of pale spots on the lateral 



Ophisurus hijala, Buch. J l ™' P e head is ™ de * *«! the 



Gang. Fishes, t. 5 /. 5. 1 *£**:?* T^l pl f ed £& S? 



17 ^ the sides of the head. P. 8 : D. 



I 230 to 240: A. 170. 



LHab. — Bengal. 



/-Head wider than the body, eyes half 



way up on the sides of the head ; 



Ophisurus boro. Buch. J colour above black, beneath yellow, 



Gang. Fishes, p. 20. "\ pectoral fins minute and round. P. 



I 11 :D. 330: A. 270. 



(^Hab. — Bengal. 



Ophisurus harancha, Buch. f Pectoral fins terminating in a narrow 

 Gang. Fishes, p. 20, Calcutta Jour. } point, P. 12 : D. 345 : A. 240. 

 Nat. Hist. v. t. xii./. 4. ( Hab.— Bengal. 



Small conical head, eyes, high, pecto- 

 rals long containing 11 rays each, 

 Ophisurus rostratus, Buch. ^ tail conical and terminating in a 



round point. 



Hab. — Bengal. 



