DEEP-NOSED PIPE-FISH. 



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but both series are liable to a little variation in the number 

 of these sculptured plates : the abdomen is almost rounded ; 

 the anal fin minute ; the caudal fin pointed ; the two central 

 rays the longest ; the others graduated. 

 The fin-rays in number are 



D. 39 : P. 15 : A. 3 : C. 10. 



The prevailing colour is olive green, mottled and spotted 

 with yellow brown and yellowish white. 



As mentioned in the account of the Great Pipe-fish, last 

 described, the Deep-nosed Pipe-fish, S. typhle, is well 

 figured in the work of Rondeletius. The vignette below 

 represents the head and tail of this species of larger size than 

 the block of the whole fish would admit. 



