FISHES OF THE EAST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. 793 



6.— DIODONTID.E. 



Chilomycterus geometricus (Linn.) Kaup. — Spiny box-fish ; rab- 

 bit-fish (Vineyard Sound); erizo (Cuba). 



Cape Cod to Florida. 

 Trichodiodon pilosus (Mitch.) Bleeker.— Hairy box-fish. 



Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. 



7.— TETKODONTLD.3E. 



Tetrodon e^evigattjs (Linn.) Gill. — Smooth puffer; tambor (Cuba). 



Cape Cod to Florida. 

 Chilichthys tuegidus (Mitch.) Gill. — Bough puffer; porcupine-fish; 

 blower; swell-fish; tambor (Cuba). 



Cape Cod to Florida. 



8.— OSTBACIONTID^. 



Lactophrys trigonus (Linn.)Poey — Trunk-fish; box-fish. 



West Indian ; accidental on the coast (found once at Holmes's 

 Hole, Mass). 



9.— BALISTID^E. 



Alutera cuspicatjda DeKay. (d. s.) — Long-tailed file-fish. 



Cape Cod to Florida. 

 Ceratacanthus atjrantiacus (Mitch.) Gill. — hog-fish ; file-fish. 



Cape Cod to Florida. 

 .Stephanolepis massachusettensis (Storer) Gill. (d. s.) — Storer's 

 file-fish; fool-fish (New YorTc). 



Nova Scotia to Florida. 

 Baeistes capriscus Linn. — European file-fish ; Turbot (Berm). 



Nova Scotia to Florida. 

 Balistes Poweli Cope. (d. s.) — PowePs file-fish. 



Ehode Island. (Accidental.) 



10.— HIPPOCAMPID^. 



Hippocampus hubsonius DeKay. — Sea-horse; horse-fish. 

 Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. 



11.— SYNGNATHID^E. 



Syngnathus Peckianus Storer. — Pipe-fish. 

 Newfoundland to Cape Hatteras. 



12.— CENTBISCID^. 



Centriscus scolopax Linn. — Snipe-fish. 



European ; accidental in American waters (found once in Massa- 

 chusetts). 



