216 Apodal Fishes of Bengal. 



X. Gen. — Th,erodontis, Nob. 



IV. Dorsal commencing at the nape, a double row of teeth 

 along the centre of the palate, and a single row on the maxil- 

 laries, together with several long moveable hooked conical teeth 

 near the apex of the jaws. 



ThjERODONTIS nigricans. 

 Murcenophis Nigricans, Lacep. 



Encyc. Method. Gronov. Zooph. 



163. 



r The anus nearer to the tail than it is to 

 the head which is flat; jaws long, 

 muzzle round, teeth of the upper 



] jaw and those at apex of the lower, 

 larger than the others. 



I Hab.— South America. 



THJERODONTIS RETICULARIS. 



Gymnothorax Reticulatus, Bl. 416. 



'"Head and mouth small, each jaw fur- 

 nished with a row of pointed irre- 

 gular long teeth, anus rather beyond 

 the middle, reticulated brown spots 

 and bands on the back, diminishing 

 on the sides, obscure brown spots 

 on the dorsal. 

 Hab. — Tranquebar. 



ThjERODONTIS stellata. 

 Murcenophis Stelata, Lacep. 

 Commers. 



I 



r Dorsal narrow, two longitudinal 

 I rows of spots on each side. The 

 upper jaw is more advanced than 

 the lower, the anus situated about 

 the middle. 



New Britain. 



ThjERODONTIS RETICULATA, Nob. 



vii. 1. 



iH, 



'Crown high and rounded, every part 

 of the body is marked with black 

 pentangular spots, separated by 

 narrow white lines of the same 

 form. The teeth are sharp and 

 hooked, consisting of a single row 

 on the edges of both jaws, and 

 a double row on the centre of the 

 back part of the palate, and 3 

 moveable fangs in a central row 

 near the apex of the upper jaw. 



^Hab. — Arracan. 



Th^rodontis cineraceus. 

 Murcena Cineraceus, Rupp. Fauna j 



North Africa, p. 120. Museum^ 



of Frankfort. 



The anus is situated a little in front 

 of the middle ; fins grey, colour ash 

 grey with a blackish edging to the 

 fins, eight or ten dark lines over 

 the opercula. 

 N.B. — The peculiarities of its denti- 

 tion requires to be pointed out. 

 LHab. — Mohila on the Red Sea. 



