MUGIL, MUS, 213° 
4—4, Muein. Spec. 5. 
cephalus, (mullet,) first dorsal fin 5-rayed. 
see MS. P. 
4—3. Mutuius. Spec. 6. 
surmuletus, (surmullet,) cirri two ; body with four 
longitudinal yellow lines. From 6 to 24 inches 
long. 
See MS P. 
4—1. Morena. Spec. 8. 
ophis, (spotted sea-serpent, snake-eel,) body sien- 
der, spotted ; tail round, spear-form, naked. 
3 to 4 feet long, 
See MS. P. 
9—4. Murex. Spec. 182. 
fribulus, (thorny woodcock,) shell ovate with a 
tripple row of setaceous spines ; beak elongat- 
ed, subulate, with spines. 
erinaceous, (hedgehog oyster.) shell subangular ; 
whorls crowned with tabular and subspinous 
raised scales or points; beak short and covered. 
aces, Fs 
1—4. Mus. Spec. 46. 
zibethecus, (musk rat,) tail long, compressed, lan- 
ceolate-; feet cleft. A foot long. 
decumanus, (norway rat, dock rat,) tail very long, 
scaly ; body bristly, grey above, whitish be- 
neath. Body nine inches long, tailseven. Tail 
has about 200 rings. 
rattus, (black rat, ship rat,) tail very long, scaly : 
body black, hoary beneath. Eight inches long: 
tail same length. 
