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 Hafsnahl, Tangsnipa. Faun. 



syn. pise. Suec. No. 375. 



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



ichth. iii. 104. tab. Ql.f. 3. 



_L HE little pipe fish seldom exceeds five inches Descrip- 



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



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 Serpetit is used in several 



