SYNGNATHUS. PIPEFISH. 



Generic Character. 



Eostntm subcylindricum, 



ore terminali. 

 Corpus elongatum, articula- 



tum, cataphractum. 

 Pinnae centrales nullse. 



Snout subcylindric, with 



terminal mouth. 

 Body lengthened, jointed, 



mailed. 

 Ventral fins none. 



GREAT PIPEFISH. 



Syngnathus Acus. S. keptagonus albidus fusco fasciatus, cauda 

 pinnata. 



Heptagonal whitish Pipefish, with brown bands and pinnated 

 tail. 



Syngnathus Acus. S. pinnis caudce aid pectoralihusque radiatis, 



corpore septemangulato. Lin. Syst. Nat, 

 Syngnathus corpore heptagono, cauda pinnata. Block, t,gi. 



The fishes of the present genus are inhabitants 

 of the sea, and are observed to firequent the shallower 

 parts near the shore, feeding on the smaller worms 

 and insects: they are easily distinguished by their 

 slender habit, and angular, jointed body. The 

 Syngnathus Acus or Great Pipefish is usually seen 

 of the length of twelve or fifteen inches, but is some- 

 times. found, especially in the northern seas, of far 

 greater extent, measuring from two to three feet : 

 it is of an extremely slender form, gradually taper- 

 ing towards the extremity, and is of a pale yellowish 



