Class IV. iEQUOREAL PIPE FISH. 189 



invisible to the naked eye. It has neither pec- 

 toral or ventral fins. In another specimen, 

 fifteen inches in length, found on the coast in 

 summer in a dried state, there was no visible 

 caudal fin ; and the angle on the back and belly 

 was also less defined. The color of the body is 

 yelloAvish, with transverse pale lines, with dark 

 margins. Ed. 



