NO. I-IOS. 



LIFE HISTORY OF SEA-IIORSES—GILL. 



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submarginal band. It is, according to Jordan and Evermann, " the 

 smallest known species of sea-horse, abundant in shallow water in the 

 lagoons, always found clinging by its tail to the sea-wrack {Zostera 



With these two species, two from Japan first described not long ago 

 (11)01) by Jordan and Snyder may be compared. The descriptions 



Fig. 9.— Sea-horse (Hippocampus hudso- 

 Mus). Female. (After Jordan and 

 Evermann.) 



^^^-^s^' 



Mr 



Fig. 10.— Sea-horse (Hippocampvs zostek-e). 

 Female. (After Jordan and Evermann.) 



here given will furnish hints enough to discriminate between them 

 and others and indicate the range of variation. 



VII. 



Certain Hippocampines of southern seas, especially the Phf/IIoj?ter(/:f 

 foliatus: and Phycoduras e/jues^ develop exaggerated characteristics, 

 which are more or less manifest in the ordinary sea-horses. The 

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