THE 
MARBLED SYNBRANCHUS. 
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Generic Character. 
A Spiracle situated beneath the neck. 
Specific Character. 
Olivaceous-yellow SYNBRANCHUS, with vio¬ 
let variegations. 
The genus Synbranchus, instituted by Dr. Bloch, 
consists of species which, in the Linntean arrange¬ 
ment, might be not improperly placed in the genus 
Muraena; differing chiefly in the circumstance of 
having a single spiracle beneath the neck. The 
species here represented grows to the size of the 
common eel, and is a native of the Indian? seas. 
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