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natural size. 
Habits. In appearance the long-finned 
Squid differs little from the short-finned, the 
most marked difference being indicated by 
their names. In L. PeaJei, the caudal fin ex- 
tends over one half the length of the body, 
clearly distinguishing it from 0 . illecebrosa , in 
which it is not more than two-fifths of that 
length. The “pen” in the former is much 
broader than in the latter, The eggs are laid 
in gelatinous capsules, attached to some sup- 
port. 
Economics. It is of precisely the 
same use to man as the last species, 
though from its more southern range, it 
is little used for bait. It is the common 
Squid south of Cape Cod. It has been 
tried as food by the New York Ichthyo- 
phagous Club, and pronounced “rather 
tasteless.” 
Works of Reference. 
As for 0. illecebrosa. 
Class GASTEROPODA. 
3. Fusus decemcostatus Say. 
Tritonium decern cost alum Midd. 
Neptunea despecta Lin., var. carinata. 
Neptnnea decemcostata Say. 
Ten-ribbed Spindle-shell. 
[Fusus, a spindle ; decemcostatus , ten-ribbed.] 
Distribution, (a) General; — Low-water mark to forty 
fathoms. Cape Cod to Sable Island. 
