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inasmuch as the skin shows no scales whatever, and i 

 marked out with round circles touching each other, like 

 the pattern on an oilcloth. The centre of these circles is 

 a dirty yellow, and they are defined one from the other 

 by markings of a chocolate colour ; there are also choco- 

 late spots in the middle of the circles. The circles 

 nearest the head are just the size of a tw^o-shilling piece ; 

 about the middle of the body they are of the size of a 

 shilling; and about the tail of the size of a six,pence. 

 The whole appearance of the fish at a distance reminds 

 one somewhat of a zebra. Strange to say, there is no 

 pectoral fin at all; the entrance to the gill is very small, 

 and surrounded by a black marking ; the head, long and 

 narrow, is very like the head of a lizard, especially the 

 head of the iguana ; the teeth are numerous, set back- 

 wards, transparent, and as sharp as needles, like the 

 dragon's teeth in old statues ; a few" of them are set in 

 the middle of the palate of the upper jaw. 



The specimen w^eighed 31bs. 6oz., and measured 

 three feet six inches. It was sent me in salt from Gib- 

 raltar by Mr. Walker, steward of a steamer, and is now 

 in my museum. 



The remaining species of the eel family are, the 

 Anglesea Morris (Leptocephalus morrisii), a small riband- 

 shaped fish, of extremely delicate textm-e, being semi- 



Helmichthyi. Leptocephalidte. 



ANGLESEA MOKEIS. 



transparent. It is about five or six inches long, and in 

 thickness does not exceed the sixteenth part of an inch. 

 It is regarded as a rare visitor; but Mr. Couch says, that 



