PISCES. 



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ANGTJILLIDyE.—{iiw& Launce Family.) 



The Launce (Ammodytes tohianus). The ordinary "bait " of our 

 fishermen. 



The Sand Launce (Ammodytes lanced). Very common. Larger than 

 the Launce ; buries itself in wet sands, whence it is fetched 

 out by hooks made for the purpose, it being much too tooth- 

 some to be left in its retirement. On comparing Yarrell 

 with Couch and Gosse, it will be found that there is still con- 

 fusion over this family. 



^YNGNATHIBM.—i^^ Fishes.) 

 Great Pipe Fish (Syngnathus acus). Common. 

 Broad-nosed Pipe-fish (S. TyphU). About as common as S. 

 Acus. 



Ocean Pipe-fish (S. cequoreus). The sequoreal Pipe-fish. In 



some years a common fish. 

 Snake Pipe-fish ($. Ophidion). Most abundant occasionally. 

 Worm Pipe-fish (S. lumbriciformis). A constant visitor, but it is 



rarely caught. 



Sea-horse (S. Hippocampus Linnaeus). This fish has, I believe, 

 been taken in Plymouth Sound. The closely allied species 

 S. liaculeatus has been taken in the Baltic and in the Chinese 

 seas, and it will be hard, indeed, if we do not some day stop 

 a specimen on a visit to its relations. 



Blunt-tailed Pipe-fish (S. brevicaudatus). In October, 1872, a 

 Syngnathus was captured in Mount's Bay, which differed 

 from all the known species in a most remarkable manner. 

 It was described in the Zoologist of October, 1872, second 

 series, No. 85, p. 3274, and received the above name. 



G YMNOD 0NT1DJE. — (the sunfish family.) 



Four-horned Trunk-fish (Ostracion quadricomis. Linnaeus.) One 

 specimen taken off Mevagissey. 



File Fish {Batistes capriscus). Taken off PortLoe in 1865. 



Pennant's Globe Fish (Tetrodon Pennantii). Pare. Of this singu- 

 lar fish it should be noted that its "globe" or spinous 

 bladder is inflated by the action of involuntary muscles. I 

 cannot of course say that it may not also be inflated voluntarily. 



