ANGLE SEA MORKIS. 67 



iuasmucli 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 two- 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 weighed 31bs. Goz., 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 texture, being semi- 



Helmichtlnji. Leptocephalida. 



ANGLESEA MOEKIS. 



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 



