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it is highly prized by curiosity hunters, but never eaten. He records the name 

 " sea hedgehog," and if I remember correctly, the name " edgehog " is used in 

 the Bahamas. 



DIODON HOLACANTHUS Linnseus (Smaller Porcupine Fish). 

 Found in warm seas generally. Very similar to D. liystrix, and it seems 

 to us probably the young of that species. Numerous specimens were obtained 

 by the Expedition at Clarence Harbor and at the east end of Hog Island, July, 

 1903. 



CIIILOMYCTERUS spiNOSUS (Linnaeus) (Burr-fish). 

 Under this we would place C. schcepfi of Walbaum and C. geometricus 

 (Bloch and Schneider). Habitat Atlantic coast of America from Cape Cod 

 to Brazil; Gulf of Mexico to Bermuda. Taken by the steamer Albatross at 

 Nassau, April 10, 188G. 



Family ANTENNARIID^E (Anglers). 

 ANTENNARIUS PRINCIPIS (Cuvier and Valenciennes) (Black Angler). 



West Indian fauna. Named for Prince Maurice of Nassau, its discoverer. 

 A very small example of this interesting little fish was picked out of some 

 grass on the beach at Golding Key, Andros Island, June 27, 1903, by Mr. C. 

 A. Shore, of the botanical party. Its general color is black: spinous dorsals 

 and tips of pectorals whitish; a white blotch on back before rays of dorsal, and 

 upper edge of caudal peduncle whitish. 



ANTENNARIUS NUTTINGI Garman. 

 Great Bahama Banks. Expedition State University of Iowa, 1893. 



PTEROPHRYNE HISTRIO (Linnseus) (Mouse Fish). 



Plate LV. 



This curiously shaped fish, known also as " sargassum-fish," and " harle- 

 quin-fish," was found by the Expedition in floating seaweed (sargassum) in 

 and near the Gulf Stream from off Cape Hatteras south to Andros Island. 

 Quite a number were taken in dip-nets as the vessel slowly sailed along; they 

 ranged in length from one-half to three inches. Probably fifty examples were 

 captured by different members of the party, who saved them as curiosities. 

 Twenty were preserved by the writer for the National Museum. 



