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SYNGNATHID^E. 



The general colour is a pale asli brown, relieved by a 

 changeable iridescence, and variable tints of blue dispersed 

 over different parts of the head, body, and tail. 



I have not included any reference to Linnaeus or Bloch in 

 the synonymes, being doubtful that the species are identical 

 with the one here described. Klein^s figure, No. 10, very 

 closely resembles the H. brevirostris ; and by the description, 

 the H. antiquus of Risso is also the H. brevirostris of 

 Cuvier. 



