A FISH NEW TO NOVA SCOTIA.—PIERS. iglas 
Length 3 inches*, of which the tail forms about } inch. Fin 
rays: dorsal, 12; pectoral, 21; anal, about 10; caudal, 9. 
This species has not previously been taken in Nova Scotian 
waters, in fact it has never hitherto been captured so far north, 
According to Jordan and Evermann (Fishes of North and Middle 
America, 1898), its range is from Cape Cod to Florida. It is 
very abundant southward in shallow water, being particularly 
plentiful on the coast of the Carolinas and Florida. 
C. schepfi belongs to the Diodontidw family (Porcupine 
Fishes), ell the members of which are sluggish, living on the 
bottom among weeds and corals, in tropical seas. When dis- 
turbed, they swallow air until considerably inflated, and then 
float belly upward oa the water. In such a condition they 
could be easily driven before the wind. They are popularly 
regarded as poisonous. 
* The usual length is from 6 to 10 inches. 
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Date of publication; December 1st, 1899. 
