412 HISTOHY OF THE FISHES OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



LOPHOBRANCHIIa 



Gills, instead of being, as usual, pectinifomi, are divided into little round tufts, 

 dispersed in pairs along the branchial arches. 



FAMILY XXIII. SYNGNATHIDJ3. 



Body mailed with transverse angular plates. Opercle large; branchial opening 

 very small, and foimed by a membiane which only exhibits vestiges of rays. Dorsal 

 single. No coeca; with an air-bladder. 



GENUS L SYNGNATHUS, Lihn. 



Body elongated, slender, covered with a series of indurated plates, ai ranged in 

 parallel lines; head long; both jaws produced, united, tubular; no vential fins. 

 Males with a pouch for the reception of the female roe, 



Syngnathus Peckiai^us, Storer. 

 Fech's Pipe:fish 



(Plate XXXIII. Fig-. 3.) 



Syngnatlus typhle^ Smaller Pipefish, Mitchill, Tranb Lit and Phil Soc of N Y , i p 475 



Si/ngnathusPechamSf PecVs Pipejish, Stokek, Repoit, p 163. 



Syngnathus fuscus J Br oion Pipe Jish, Storer, Repoit, p 162. 



Syngnathus fasciatus J Banded Pipe Jisli, Dekay, Eepoit, p 319, pi 54, fig 174 



Syngnathus vindescens, Gi een Pipe fish, Dekay, Report, p 321, pi 54, fig 176 



Syngnathus fuscus J Dbkay, Report, p 321 



Syngnathus Pechanus (Stoeer), Dekay, Repoit, p 321 



" " Aybes, Bost Joura Nat Hist, it p 282 



" '^ SxoEEK, Mem Amei Acad , New Seiies, ii p 490. 



" *' " Synopsis, p 238. 



Color. A liyiug male specimen presents the following appearances. Of a greenish- 

 brown color above, with several irregular transverse broad dark bands; numerous 

 narrower bands upon the sides of the same color. The upper portion of the oper- 

 culum is olive-colored; the lower portion is of a golden yellow. The abdomen in 

 front of the anus is golden ; the portion just back of the anus is very broad, and 

 contains a flesh-colored membrane, which separates in its centre, forming two flaps ; 

 the lower portion of the sides, exterior to this dilated part, is sprinkled with 

 minute white dots; and along this outer edge is a beautiful deep-brown band, 



