No. 5 (1921) 



MADRAS AQUARIUM 



87 



TABLE AQUARIA 



The contents of these are variable ; usually they contain some 

 of the more interesting of the smaller creatures of the sea, which 

 would perish incontinently were they put among the ravening 

 inhabitants of the larger tanks. Among these are generally 

 examples of the Octopus, various curious crabs and lobster-like 

 Prawns, Sea-anemones, Starfishes and the like. 



The little Sea-horse {tIi[ypocni)iptts, Tam. KaJal Kitthirai) is not 

 uncommon and is more interesting because of the quaintness of his 



Fig. 20.— Common Seahorse X t- 



shape than for anything curious in his habits as seen in a tank. 

 Usually he rests quiet and apparently very observant if we may 

 judge by the quick movements of the eyes; to anchor himself 

 securely he twists the end of his thin tail round some weed or the 

 twig of a sea-fan, with body erect and rampant. Near relatives, 



