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tapering but little forward, and its lateral edges each with a series 
of small serrations. Eye elongate, its least depth about 134 in 
its length, and placed about last 7/5. Mouth slightly oblique, 
lower jaw projecting in front and overlapping upper. Opercles 
with fine radiating striz. Bones on cranium finely rugose and 
several points in front and behind orbit, edges of latter also with 
some small serreze. Bony interorbital area narrow and a little 
concave. Lower surface of head finely rugose on bony areas. 
Gill-opening extending forward to middle of eye. Dorsal in- 
serted about last fourth in space between middle of eye and base 
caudal, sixth ray longest, and base of fin about half of its length 
when depressed. Anal opposite and similar. Caudal forked, 
lobes about equal, and median filament nearly equal to length of 
head and an eye-diameter. Pectoral a little over a third to ven- 
tral which is inserted a trifle behind first third in space between 
origin of pectoral and that of anal. Color reddish-brown on back 
marked with numerous large unequal oblong pale blue spots, 
usually in series. Length 10% inches to tip of caudal, and 1334 
to end of filament. Beesley’s Point. 
I have but 2 examples, the one described above and a smaller 
one from Squan, though I have seen others from different places 
along the coast where they do not appear to be uncommon during 
summer. It is, however, more a feature of the warmer waters 
- of tropical America. When adult it reaches a length of 6 feet. 
Solenostomus tabacarius Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 815. 
Fistularia tabaccaria Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII, 1887, p. 
146. 
Solenostomus serratus Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 815. 
Sub-Order LOPHOBRANCHII. 
The Crest Gilled Fishes. 
A single family in our waters. 
Family SYNGNATHIDE. 
The Pipe Fishes. 
Body elongate, usually slender. Head slender. Snout long, 
tube-like, bearing short toothless jaws at end. Gill-openings re- 
