Class IV. LITTLE PIPE FISH. 187 



partments ; the belly is white ; the other parts 

 brown. 



Besides these species of hard-skinned Pipe 

 fish, we have been informed, that the Syngna- 

 thus Hippocampus of LinncEus, or what the 

 English improperly call the sea horse, has been 

 found on the southern shores of this kingdom. 



Acui Aristotelis congener pis- toralibus caudaque carens. 3, Little. 



ciculus, pueris Cornubien- Arted- synon. 2. 



sibus Sea Adder, Acus Lum- Syngnathus ophidion. Lin. 



briciformis, aut Serpenti- sysl. 417- Gm. Lin. 1456. 



nus. Wil. Ichth. 160. Rait Hafsnabl, Tangsnipa. Faun. 



syn. pise. Suec. No. 375. 



Syngnathus teres, pinnis pec- Le Serpent de mer. Block 



ichth. hi. 104. tab. 91./. 3. 



JL HE little pipe fish seldom exceeds five inches Descrip- 

 in length, is very slender, and tapers off to a point. TI0N ' 

 It wants both the pectoral and tail fins ; is 

 covered with a smooth skin, not with a crust as 

 the two former kinds are. The nose is short 

 and turns a little up ; the eyes are prominent ; 

 on the back is one narrow fin. 



This species is not viviparous ; on the belly of 

 the female is a long hollow, to which adhere the 

 eggs, disposed in two or three rows. They are 

 large, and not numerous. 



The synonym of Serpent is used in several 



