13. AMMODYTES. 385 



Enchelyopus, Klein. Pise. Mias. iv. p. 56. no. 7. tab. 12. fig. 10. 

 Ammodnes tobianus, pt., Bl. taf. 75. fig. 2 (?) ; Turt. Brit. Faun. p. 87. 

 ? Aniinodytes hexapterus, Pall. Zoogr. Boss. -An. iii. p. 226. 

 Ammodytes lanceohitus, Lesauvaye, Bull. Sc. Nat. 1825, iv. p. 262 



(according to Cuvier). 

 tobianus, (not L.) Ciiv. Begne Anim. ; Jen. Man. p. 482 ; Yarr. 



Brit. Fish. •2nd edit. ii. p. 424, or 3rd edit. i. p. 89 ; Parn. Wern. 



Mem. vii. p. 890, or Fish. Frith of Forth, p. 230. 

 ? Ammodytes tobianus, Nilss. Skand. Faun. Fisk. p. 653 (D. 52-53). 



B. 7-8. D. 58-61. A. 30-33. Ctec. pyl. 1. 



Skin with about 170 oblique, very distinct transverse folds. The 

 height of the body is less than the length of the mandibula, which 

 is contained twice and a foiu'th in the length of the head. Head one- 

 fifth of the total length. The dorsal fin commences above, or some- 

 what behind, the extremity of the pectoral, and its upper margin is 

 even. Intermaxillary not protractile ; vomer with a bicuspid tooth- 

 like prominence. 



British coasts. German Ocean. 

 a-b. Sixteen inches long. 



c. Adult : skin. From Mr. TarreU's Collection. 

 iJ. Half-grown. Polperro. Presented by J. Couch, Esq. 

 e-g. Young. Wales. Presented by Dr. J. E. Gray. 



B. Vomer not armed : Ammodytes. 



2. Ammodytes tobianus. 



The Lesser Sand-Eel or Launce. Der Sand-aal. Bla-Tobis or Sand-^1 



(Sweden). 

 Sandilz, Salv. fol. 70 : Aldrov. ii. c. 49. pp. 252, 254 ; Jonston, i. tit. 3. 



cap. 3. art. 1. tab. 21. fig. 1. 

 Tobianus, Schonev. p. 76. 

 Ammocffitus s. Ammodytes, Gesner, p. 39 ; WiUuyhby, p. 113 ; Bay, 



p. 38. 

 Ammodytes, Artedi, Synon. p. 29 ; Gen. p. 16 ; iSpec. p. 55 (very good 



description) ; Gronov. Zouphyl. no. 404. 

 Anmiodytes tobianus, L. Sysi. i. p. 430; Bl. taf. 75. fig. 2 (?); Bl. 



Schn. p. 493 ; Donov. Brit. Fish. ii. pi. 33 ; Lesautage, Bull. Sc. Nat. 



1825, IV. p. 262 ; Swains. Zool. III. 2nd ser. i. pi. 63 ; Flem. Brit. 



An. p. 201 ; Gronov. ed. Gray, p. 159. 

 Enchelyopus, Klein, Pise. 3Iiss. iv. p. 55. no. 6. tab. 12. figs. 8, 9. 

 Sand-Launce, I'enn. Brit. Zool. iii. pi. 25 (not p. 137, and edit. 1812, 



iii. p. 206. pi. 28). 

 Ammodytes alliciens, Lacep. ii. p. 274. 

 lancea, Cuv. Begne Anim. ; Jen. Man. p. 483 ; Yarr. Brit. Fi.sh. 



2nd edit. ii. p. 429, and 8rd edit. i. p. 94 (fig. incorrect). 

 ? Ammodytes lancea, Parn. Wern. Mem.Vn. p. 391, or Fish. Frith of 



Forth, p. 94 ; Niks. Skand. Faun. Fisk. p. 656 *. 



B. 7. D. 54-59. A. 27-30. Vert. 63. Csec. pyl. 1. 

 Skin with 120-130 oblique, very distinct transverse folds. The 



* Parnell and Nilsson mention a bifurcated prominence on the vomer, whilst 

 none of the English specimens show a trace of such an armature. There is. per- 

 liaps, a fourtli European species. 



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