GREAT PIPE-FISH. 



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angular, witli three ridges along each side, and one along 

 the abdomen, which ends at the vent ; the surface defended 

 by a series of nineteen plates ; throughout the short extent 

 of the dorsal fin the body is hexangular, the ridge of the 

 abdomen being discontinued ; thence to the end of the tail, 

 tapering, slender, and quadrangular, with a series of forty- 

 four plates ; the pectoral fins are small ; the dorsal fin com- 

 mences at two-fifths of the whole length of the fish, and in 

 a vertical line rather before the anal aperture ; the longest 

 rays not equal in height to the depth of the body ; the anal 

 fin very small ; the tail rounded and fan-shaped. 

 The fin-rays in number are — 



D. 40 : 1\ 12 : A. 4 : C. 10. 



The prevailing colour is pale brown, transversely barred 

 with darker brown. 



The vignette below represents the head and tail of the 

 Great Pipe-fish from a larger specimen than that which is 

 figured entire. 



