200 STNGNATHID^. 



Syngnatlius, sp., Artedi, Synon. p. 1. no. 1 ; Spec. p. 3. 



Svngnnthus liippocampus, L. >Si/st. Nat. i. p. 417 ; Briinn. Pise. Mass. 



■p. 10 ; Bl. And. Fisch. iv. p.'O, taf. 109. fig. 3. 

 Hippocampus antiquonim, Leach, Zool. Misc. i. 1814, p. 104. 



bruvirostris, Ctir. lictjne An. ; Yarr. Brit. Finli. 2nd edit. ii. 



p. 4-52; Sr/ilet/. Faun. Japon. Poiss. p. 274; Kaiip, Lophohr. p. 7; 

 Coach, Hi.it. Brit. Fish. iv. p. 304, pi. 241. tig. 4 (bad). 

 japonicus, Kaap, Lophohr. p. 7. 



Dorsal fin with twenty (nineteen) rays. Tubercles generally well 

 developed on the head and liody, and subacute, rarely blunt. Length 

 of the snout equal to the distance between the hind margin of the 

 orbit and gill-opening. Spines on the head and neck sometimes 

 with simple filaments. ]iroA\n, with bluisJi-white dots, more or less 

 confluent into lines on the lower part of the side and gill-cover ; 

 dorsal fin with a black subraarginal band. 



Mediterranean ; Atlantic ; Australia. 



o. Adult. Dalmatia. Purchased of Dr. J. Heckel. 

 h-c. Adult. Mediterraneati. Purchased. 



d. Half-grown : dried. jMcditerranean. Presented by Mrs. Maugei'. 

 e-(j. Half-grown. jSlalta. From the Haslar Collection. 



li-i. Half-gro-vt-n : dried. 



k. Adult. England. 



/. Half-grown. Fernando Po. From Major Burton's Collection. 



m. Half- grown. Cape York (North Australia). From Hr. Darnel's 



Collection. 

 /*. Half-grown: dried. Australia? Purchased of Mr. Argent. 

 0-5. Half-grown. From the Haslar Collection. 

 r, s, t, II. Many adult, half-grown, and young sp 'rimeus, without 



indication of the localities. 



3. Hippocampus breviceps. 



Peters, Monntsher. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1809, p. 710. 



Dorsal fin with from nineteen lo twenty-one rays, standing ou 

 five rings, two of which belong to the tail. Some of the tubercles 

 are prominent, but obtuse. Snout very short, scarcely as long as 

 the operculum. Supraorbital process well developed, subvertical, 

 triangular. Coronet as high as the orbit, with ridges, but withont 

 spine.« at the top. Eleven body -rings. Hind part of the trunk 

 considerably dilated. Head aiul body with numerous very small 

 white, dark -edged ocelli ; operculum with brown dots besides ; tail 

 with juirrow irregular yellowish rings. 



Tasmania and South Australia. 

 a-d. Adult females and males, 2 to 2^ inches long. Tasmania, 

 Presented by Dr. Milligan. 



e. Adult. Australia. Presented by Mr. l^werbank. 



4. Hippocampus angustus. 

 Dorsal fin with nineteen or twenty rays, standing on two body- 

 and on two tail-rings. Eleven body-rings. Body but little dilated 



