342 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



The Common Mullet (Mugil albuld), abundant, and of 

 large size. 



Banded Pipe Fish (Syngnathus fasciatus of De Kay), a 

 species of Squilla. 



Sword Fish (Xifikias gladius). 

 Bone Fish, or Grubber. 



Porcupine Fish, or Sea Hedgehog. 



July i\st, 1847. — Mr. Marriott showed me a beautiful 

 specimen of the Chcetodon, which he obtained from one of 

 the fishing boats. It was alive at the time. Body covered 

 with scales of a silvery white, head and central portion of 

 each eye curiously crossed with a black band, margined 

 with yellow above the eye. Irides (remainder of) yellow. 

 Snout of the same colour. Upper and lower jaws fur- 

 nished with strong teeth. Mouth very small. Tail, dorsal 

 and anal fins, bright yellow; the former and the latter 

 delicately barred with white near the exterior. Dorsal and 

 ventral spines, yellow. The extremity of the dorsal fin 

 conspicuously marked with a black spot, a larger and 

 somewhat indistinct spot appearing at the base of that fin. 



February 22nd, 1848. — Was shown a specimen of the 

 Exoccetus volitans, or Flying Fish, about the length of one's 

 finger, caught by Mr. Marriott in Hamilton Harbour. It 

 had two very curious, dark-coloured, fan-like barbs, sus- 

 pended from the lower jaw, and was barred with brown 

 and yellow on the under side of the body. 



