Notice of a Pipe Fish from Old Calabar. 227 
III. (1.) Notice of a Species of Pipe Fish of the genus Doryichthys, 
Kaup., probably new, recently brought from Old Calabar. By John 
Alexander Smith, M.D. (Specimen exhibited.) 
I am indebted to my friend Dr Hewan, who is now pre- 
sent, for various specimens of natural history which he has 
recently brought with him from Old Calabar. Of these, I 
will at present exhibit this small pipe fish, which seemed 
to belong to the genus Doryichthys, Kaup., and was probably 
a new and undescribed species ; at least, I have been unable 
to find the description of any species which exactly corres- 
ponded with it ; and the pipe fish of "Western Africa are, I 
believe, as yet but very imperfectly known. 
The body is deeper than broad ; hexangular (including 
projection of lateral line) to beyond anus and base of tail as 
far as the dorsal fin extends ; beyond this the tail is quad- 
rangular. Snout slightly spotted with black, perfectly 
smooth on its edges and sides, with three faint lines along 
its upper surface, — a central line, and one from front of each 
orbit running above nostrils ; these lateral lines are also pro- 
duced backwards to occiput ; a fainter line from below orbit 
and nostril joins the lateral lines in front. A raised central 
line runs backwards along occiput and centre of first two 
rings of body. Another raised line also runs horizontally 
across middle of operculum (which is continued across first 
segment of body), with two fainter oblique lines below, run- 
ning up to the front of this horizontal line. 
Body of 22 rings or divisions. 
Tail oi 24: do. do. 
19 rings before dorsal fin. 
Dorsal fin placed apparently on 9 rings, 3 of which belong 
to the body. 
Lateral line distinct, turns down by an arc to join the 
lower edge of tail, and a short interrupted lateral line 
beyond this arc, curves gently upwards, and joins the upper 
edge of tail at the posterior termination of the dorsal fin. 
Edges of back and lateral line serrated, so as to catch 
finger when drawn towards the head ; each ring having a 
spinous projection a little within its distal margin, longer 
in posterior rings or segments. 
VOL. Tir. 2 G 
