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Apodal Fishes of Bengal. 



Murjena helana, Linn. 

 Murcenophis Helana, Lacep. 

 627. 



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MUU£NA CATENULA. 



Murcenophis Catenula, Lacep. 

 628. 



MUR^NA PANTHERINA. 



Murcenophis Pantherina, Lacep. v.«^ 

 628. I 



Dorsal commences as far behind the 

 branchial apertures as these are 

 from the muzzle. Maxillary teeth 

 sharp and widely set. There are a 

 few irregular large spots on the 



I body and tail intermixed with small 

 spots. 

 (^Hab. — Seas of Europe. 



["Head and mouth small, furnished with 



j a single row of small, pointed, and 

 very close set teeth, and (two rows 



I on the palate, Bl.) palate smooth. 



,' The dorsal commences further be- 

 hind the branchial apertures than 

 these are from the vent, and the 

 spots on the body are of the form 

 of links of a chain. 



[_Hab. — Unknown. 



("Branchial apertures at a distance 

 I from the head, equal to the length 

 of this last part. The dorsal com- 

 mences as far behind the branchial 

 apertures as these are from the 

 head. Colour like that of a Panther 

 I^Hab. — Unknown (Dutch collection.) 



IX. Gen. — Strophidon. Nob. 



III. — Dorsal commencing at the nape, two rows of teeth in 

 the mamillaries, with a few scattered conical moveable pro- 

 minent teeth at the apex of the jaws, a single irregular row 

 on the palate. 



{Colour yellowish brown, with nume- 

 rous dark brown spots. Dorsal and 

 anal edged with yellow. Jaw of 

 nearly equal length. 

 Hab.— Red Sea. 



rMuzzle round, upper jaw thicker and 

 longer than the lower: anus situated 

 J before the middle, general colour 

 \ brown and white disposed in small 



I streaks. 



[ Hab. — New Britain. 



{Mouth and teeth large, those in front 

 of the jaws larger than the others. 

 Body and tail marbled, anus situat- 

 ed at the middle. 

 Hab. — The Coast of Guinea. 



4. Strophidon grisea. 

 Murcenophis Grisea, Lacep. 



5. Strophidon africana. 

 Murcenophis Jfricana, Lacep. 



