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PISCES. 
Symbranchid^. 
Dr. Gunther (Fish. viii. p. 12) divides this family into three 
groups : Amphipnoinaf Bymhranchinay and Chilobranchina, 
MuRiENID^. 
Dr. Gunther has treated of the fishes of this family in vol. viii. 
of the Catalogue of Fishes. With regard to the distinction of 
species and genera, synonymy and arrangement, he difiers con- 
siderably from Dr. Kaup. The following is the arrangement 
proposed : — 
MURJENIDiE PL ATYSCHIST^. 
Group A. Nemichthyina, with 1. Nemichthys scolopacea. 
Group B. Saccopiiarynqina, with 2. Saccopharynx Jlayellum. 
Group C. Synaphobranchina, with 3. Synaphohranchus pinnatus. 
Group D. Anguillina. 
4. Anguilla (Ouv.), with 88 species j new are A. JidJiensis (p. 26) and A. 
aneitensis (p. 34). ^ 
6. Conger (Kaup), with 9 species: Conger maovps, sp. n., from the West 
Indies and Madeira, p. 40. ^ 
6. Congrotnurcena (Kaup), with 10 species : C. mellissii, sp. n., St. Helena, 
p. 42. 
7. Uroconger (Kaup), with 1 species. 
Group E. Heterocongrina. 
8. Heteroconger (Blkr.), with H.polyzona (Blkr.) and H. longissimus, sp. n., 
from Lanzarote, p. 45. 
Group F. Mur^nesocina. 
9. Murcenesox (M‘C1.), with 4 species. 
10. Nettastoma (Rafin.), with 1 species. 
11. Saurenchelys (Ptrs.), with 1 species. 
12. Oxyconyer (Blkr.), with 1 species. 
13. Hoplunnis (Kaup), with 1 species, 
14. Neoconger (Girard), with 1 species. 
Group G. Myrina. 
15. Myrus (Kaup), with 2 species. 
16. Myrophis (Liitken), with 2 .species. 
17. Paramyrus (g. n., p. 51), with P. cylindroideus (Ranzani) and P. wu- 
crochir (Blkr.). 
18. Chilorhinus (Ltk.), with 1 species. 
19. Murcenichthys (Blkr), with 7 species; Murcenichthijs mooriiy sp. n., 
p. 63 ; hah. — ? 
Group H. Ophichthyina. 
20. Liuranus (Blkr.), with 1 species. 
21. Ophichthys (Gthr.), with 85 species. New are : — O. adspersus, from 
China, p. 67 j 0. calamus, from Freemantle, p. 74 ; O. playfairii, from 
Zanzibar, p. 76 j O. pacijici, from Chili and Peru, p. 76 j O. dromicus, 
from West Africa, p. 80; O. quincunciatus, hah. — ?, p. 83 ; O. ti- 
morensis, p. 86 j O. tenuis, hah. — ?, p. 88 ; O. kirkii, fr'om Rovuma 1 
Bay, p. 89. 
