3.^0 THE LCNG2R FIFE FI5II. 



The colour of this fpecies is an olive brown, marked 

 with bluifh lines, and, toward the tail, with brown fpots. 

 The peftoral fins have each twelve rays, the anal two, 

 and the dorfal, which was two inches long, has forty. 

 Between the vent and the tail, is a groove fix inches and 

 an half long, covered by two valves. This is the recep- 

 tacle for the young; and as thefe animals are viviparous, 

 on treading upon this part, hundreds of living young, 

 are feen to creep out around the parent fifh. 



There are three fpecies of the pipe fifh found in the 

 BridJ}} feas ; the longer, above defcribed, the fhorter, 

 and the fmall pipe fifh, or ophidion of Linnxus. The 

 laft feldom exceeds five inches in length, is very flender, 

 and tapers off to a point at the tail, having no fin there. 

 The pedloral fins are alfo wanting, and the body is co- 

 vered with a fmooth ikin, inftead of the cruft peculiar to 

 this genus. This fpecies is not viviparous, and confe- 

 qucntly the groove under the belly, does not contain liv- 

 ing young, but eggs, which are large, and not very nu- 

 merous. 



The HtppocampuSf or Sea Horfe *. 



Jk Kis animal has obtained its name from the refemblance 

 its head bears to that of a horfe f : It bends the body in- 

 to different curvatures, like an eel ; and is marked all 

 over' with circular incifions,refembling thofe of the infeO: 



tribe. 



• Hlppocan^pus, Lin. Syft. Cavallo. Marino ftafer 

 f Gefner de pifcibus. 



