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Ophichthus quincunciatu^ Gttnther 
Ophichthys quincunciatus GUNTHER, Cat. Fishes Brit, 
Mus,, vol. 8, 1870, p. 83, No locality. 
Head 5 to vent; head and body 1 1/4 in tail. Snout de~ 
ressed, pointed; eye moderate,- 2 in snout; mouth cleft moder¬ 
ate, nearly 4 in head, reaches little beyond eye; teeth gran¬ 
ular, on premaxillary, vomer and hind part of maxillary and 
front of mandible triserial, rest biserial. 
Dorsal begins on nape. Pectoral very short. 
Head with rather numerous round brown spots. Four al¬ 
ternate series of round brown spots along body, uppermost 
on back, partly extending on dorsal. Dorsal with series of 
ill defined spots along margin. Anal with series of spots 
similar to those on body. Length 682 ram. (Gunther.) 
