VIII—MALTHEIDJE. 



MALTHE, Cuv. 



M. vespertilio. 



Bat-Fish, Sea Bat, Nose-Fish. 



Seen from above the body is ovate, depressed, expanded 

 sideways like shoulders, to which the pectoral fins are at- 

 tached, and tapering towards the t^l. Skin like shagreen, 

 with 'scattering long tubercles. Pale grayish-brown above^ 

 and pale reddish beneath. Length, 10 to 18 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 4; P. 11; V. 5; A. 4; C. 9. 



M. vespertilio, Linn. Cuv. <fc Val. XII, p. 446; Cuv. Eeguc 

 Anim. 111. Poiss., pi. 85; fig. 2; DeKay, New York Fauna, 

 Fishes, p. 167. 



Rare in the soutliern part of Chesapeake Bay. 



Acad. Coll. 



IX-LOPHIDE. 



LOPHIUS, Artedi. 



L. americanus. 



The American Angler, Goose or Monk-Fish. 



Body flat, head broad and depressed. Surface covered with 

 a smooth skin, with fleshy processes along the flanks, ex- 

 tending to the base of the caudal fin, Olive brown above, 

 beneath white. Length,, 2 to 3 feet. 



The first isolated ray of the first dorsal fin is very long, 

 and supports on its apex a fleshy slip. 



Fin-rays:— D. 3, 3, 12; P. 25; V. 1, 5; A. 10; C. 9. 



L. americanus, Cuv. & Val. XII, p. 380; DeKay, New 

 York Fauna, Fishes, p. 162; pi. 28; fig. 87. 



Found in the salt waters near and in the ocean, and in the 

 drains of Worcester county. 



X-ANTENNARIIDffi. 



PTEROPIIIIYNE, GiU. 



P. laevigata. 



The Smooth Mouse-Fish, or Toad-Fish. 



Body compressed, thickest about the pectorals; greatest 

 depth half of the total length. Surface of the body smootb-. 



