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in five distinct points. Length of the head is more than one- 

 fifth the entire length, and the prehensile tail is longer than 

 the body, quadrangular, and divided into 32 segments. Color 

 light brown, with iridescent opercles. Length, 3 to 6 inches. 



D. 18; P. 15; A. 3. 



H. hudsomus, DeKav, Faun. New York, Fish, p. 322; pi. 

 53; fig. 171; Storer, Mem. Am. Acad II, p. 491, and VIII, 

 p. 416; pi. 33; fig. 4; Lockwood, Amer, Nat. 1867, p. 225. 



— hrevirostris, Storei^ Keport p. 167. 



Syngnathus hippocampus, Mitch. Trans. Lit. & Phil, Soc, 

 New York, I, p. 475. 



Enters the brackish water from the ocean, but seems to be 

 uncommon. Specimens have been taken in St. Mary's 

 River, in Sinepuxent Bay, on the ocean coast of "Worcester 

 county, and in Chincoteague Bay. 



Acad. Coll. 



VII-SYNGNATHIDJE. 



SYNGNATPIUS, Artedi, 



S. peckianus. 



The Banded, or Smaller Pipe-Fish. 



Body elongate, compressed upon tlie sides, flattened 

 above, gradually tapering from the head to the tail, and 

 covered with horny plates. Greenish brown above, with 

 several irregular, transverse, broad, dark bands ; numerous 

 narrower bands of the same color upon the sides. Abdomen 

 pinkish. Length, 6 to 10 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 45; P. 14; A. 3; C. 12. 



>S'. peckianus, (Guenther.) 



— peckianus, Storer, Report p. 163 and Synops, Fishes N. 

 Amer. p. 490, and Mem. Am. Ac. VIII, p. 412; pi. 33; 

 fig. 3. 



— fuscus, Storer, Report, p. 162. 



— fasciatus, DeKay, New York Faun. Fishes, p. 319; pi. 

 54; fig. 174. 



— viridescens, DeKay, 1. c. p. 321; pi. 54; fig. 176. 

 Occurs in the mouths of large rivers near salt water. 

 One specimen has been recently obtained from the St. 



Mary's River. 

 Acad. Coll. 



