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which float on the surface of the ocean. To this order be- 
longs also the toad-fish (Fig. 219). 
Order 7. LophoirancMi, — The tiifted-gilled fish — such 
Fig. 219.— Toad-flsh. After Lutken. 
being the meaning of the name of the order — comprise 
the pipe-fish and sea-horse. 
The male of the pipe-fish {Syngnathus pechianm) re- 
ceives from the female the eggs, and carries them in a 
Fig. 220.— Sea-horse, male, with the young issuing from the brood-pouch. 
small pouch under his tail, which is grooved beneath. 
The sea-horse {Hippocampus hudsonius, Fig. 220) lives off- 
shore from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. The male has a 
pouch situated on the breast. By simple mechanical pres- 
