Tin,t,Hi,i nl>/r((, ihw. <S: \'m1.X1II. [>. 2'.):;: DeKay, New 

 York Kauii.. risli, p. I7:>, |'l. 1 1, li^- ■>-^- 



(/aujA-ht oil llic Ofcau cuast of \Yo)'ccster county, and aiouml 

 the ])ioiitli of dicsaiicakc ]>ay. Feeds oii mnd i;ia1)s and, 

 sliell-lisli. 



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xxiii.— Eriiiprui 



PAHEPHIPPUS dill. 



V. F.U1HR, 



The Jianded, Ephippns. 



f'orni le^'ularly ovaJ: its lieiglit to its total length as foui- 

 to seven; scales moderately large, ascending nn»re than two- 

 thirds of the distance along the tins: the dorsal lin consists of 

 two ])ortions: the first is ibrmed hy nine very short spines, 

 the second is large and triangnlar: tlie anal is similar in shaj)e 

 and size to the second doi'sal lin. l>rowiiish, witii six Ix'oad. 

 verti(,'al, dusky, bluish hands. 



Fin-rays:--l). \>. :',. 22:' P. iS: W 1. o: A. :!. iS: ( '. hi. 



Clxrioiiini fnhr,-. VA. Taf. . 212, hg. 2. 



— ori/orniis^ Mitcli. Ih-ans. int. iV- IMiil. Soc. Xew York, J, 

 ]d. o, iig. I. 



/■.)>/u)>p'is /'(//icj', (.'nv. Oo \'al. \'ll, p. 21:;: l)el\aj. New 

 Wnk Panuii. Fish, p. !)?, pi. 2:;. hg. (iS: tiolln'. lehth. S 

 ('and. p. ins. pi. IT). Iig. 1: (iiKMith, 11. p. 1. 



Not iinconiiniiu in the salt ^va!ers ni' tiie region ne-ii' tlie 

 cnlranci' t<> < 'hcs;ipe;ike !)ay. hul is seldom, if evei'. iMnught 

 to liie Ibiltinmrc maidvcts. 



Parth.ei' scntli it is cauudit in considera.hlc nninhrrs. ai)d is 

 regai'ded with f;i\'or ;!,•=< ;in ai'licJe ol food. 



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