Apodal Fishes of Bengal. 



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Strophidon echidna, 

 Murcenophis Echidna, Lacep. 



Strophidon unicolor. 

 Murcenophie Unicolor Loroach. 

 Annal du Mus. xiii. xxv. 



/'-Head small, depressed, nape very 

 high, mouth widely cleft, with 

 J many bristling sharp teeth ; co- 

 S lour, variations of black and brown 

 I in distinct zones 

 [_Hab. — New Britain and Amboyna. 



Two rows of teeth in the upper, and 

 one in the lower jaw. Body cylin- 

 dric, anus situated at the middle ; 

 nape high. 



Hab. — Ivica. 



Strophidon literata, Nob. 

 vii. 2. 



r Mouth widely cleft, jaws of equal 

 j length, 3 long retractile nr*ni**i 



conical 

 teeth in a row near the apex of the 

 upper jaw in front of the central 

 palatine row, and two interrupted 

 rows on each side, the inner row 

 composed of prominent distant 

 teeth ; colour dark green abo v e, with 

 short white interrupted streaks: 

 334 rays concealed in the dorsal, 

 and 182 in the anal fin. 

 . Hab. — Bengal. 



r Liver brown colour. The anal fin 



commences at the middle of the 



Strophidon hepatica. u , ~ ,. * , , , , 



n/f tt .- d j? } body : fin very broad and elevated. 



Murcena Hepatica Hupp. Faun.^ M R %, J v ... e , W ? L . C "' 



N^ih AfLn n 190 j N.B.— The peculiarities of dentition 



are not stated. 

 LHab. — Red Sea. 



North Africa, p. 120. 



Strophidon punctata, Nob. 

 vii. 3. 



Strophidon maculata. 



(" Head raised abruptly over eyes, body 

 marked with round spots particu- 

 larly in the young. The outer 

 row of small teeth on the upper 

 jaw is continuous round the apex 

 alternately with the large teeth of 

 the inner row. There are 392 

 rays concealed in the dorsal, and 

 190 in the anal fin. 



„ Hab. — Bengal. 



Murcenophis tile baim Buck. M.S. < Probably the young of the above. 

 Drawings viii. 1. ( 





Strophidon longicandata, Nob. J 



Murcenophis Sathetc, Buck. 



("Head conical, jaws of equal length, 

 dorsal commencing half way be- 

 tween the branchial aperture and 

 head, contains 484, and the anal 384 

 concealed rays ; colour olive green, 

 without spots. 



J^Hab. — Bengal. 



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