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tapering but little forward, and its lateral edges each with a series 

 of small serrations. Eye elongate, its least depth about i^ in 

 its length, and placed about last ^/g. Mouth slightly oblique, 

 lower jaw projecting in front and overlapping upper. Opercles 

 with fine radiating striae. Bones on cranium finely rugose and 

 several points in front and behind orbit, edges of latter also with 

 some small serrse. Bony interorbital area narrow and a little 

 concave. Lower surface of head finely rugose on bony areas. 

 Gill-opening extending forward to middle of eye. Dorsal in- 

 serted about last fourth in space between middle of eye and base 

 caudal, sixth ray longest, and base of fin about half of its length 

 when depressed. Anal opposite and similar. Caudal forked, 

 lobes about equal, and median filament nearly equal to length of 

 head and an eye-diameter. Pectoral a little over a third to ven- 

 tral which is inserted a trifle behind first third in space between 

 origin of pectoral and that of anal. Color reddish-brown on back 

 marked with numerous large unequal oblong pale blue spots, 

 usually in series. Length io% inches to tip of caudal, and 13^ 

 to end of filament. Beesley's Point. 



I have but 2 examples, the one described above and a smaller 

 one from Squan, though I have seen others from different places 

 along the coast where they do not appear to be uncommon during 

 summer. It is, however, more a feature of the warmer waters 

 of tropical America. When adult it reaches a length of 6 feet. 



Solenostomiis tabacarius Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 815. 



Fistularia tabaccaria Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII, 1887, p. 

 146. 



Solenostomus serratus Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 815. 



Sub-Order LOPHOBRANCHII. 



The Crest Gilled Fishes. 

 A single family in our waters. 



Family SYNGNATHID^. 



The Pipe Fishes. 



Body elongate, usually slender. Head slender. Snout long, 

 tube-like, bearing short toothless jaws at end. Gill-openings re- 



