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the male the anus is nearly in the middle ; hut in the female it 



is situated more posteriorly, and thence the body is rendered 

 longer. On the Hatter belly of the male there are three or four 

 rows of eggs. 



The species is rare on the English coasts, but is common in 

 tin' Swedish seas. In numbers the females surpass the males. 

 The colour is olive-green, yellowish on the belly, with numerous, 

 frequently round, bluish-white spots on the sides. Azure-blue 

 stripes traverse the gill-cover. The l'aris Museum possesses 

 specimens from Naples, sent by M. Savigny ; and from Algiers 

 through Guichenot. These were named in the Museum, Syn- 

 gnatlius Rissoi. 



9. Nerophis teres, Bonap. 

 Scyphus teres, Rathke. 



Diagn. — The slenderest of all the species, and very nearly 

 related to ophidian, but having a longer tail. 



Descr. — Snout very slender, and when measured from the centre 

 of the eyes equal to the length from thence to the extremity of 

 the trill-cover. A keel traverses the snout and the middle of the 

 forehead between the eyes. Head aud snout scarred. Dorsal 

 tin standing upon 11 rings, three of which belong to the body 

 and the remainder to the tail. A female specimen from the 

 Crimea, which I obtained through the kindness of Dr. Heckel 

 from Vienna, has a body \'9J inch long, and a tail measuring 

 2"99 inches. It has 28 body-rings and 7^ eaudal rings. Auother 

 female had the body 3" 11 inches long, and a tail of 3'78 inches. 

 A male measures along the body 2'72 inches, and along the tail 

 3'35 inches. 



The examples in the Paris Museum were collected by iSord- 

 mann. and those at Wellenstalt came also from the same learned 

 traveller and zoologist. 



