PISCES. 
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ANGTTILLIDM . — (the Launce I’amily.) 
The Launce {Ammo&ytes tohianus). The ordinary “ bait ” of our 
fishermen. 
TheSandLaunceC^wwodyte /«»«««)• Very common. Larger an 
the Launce ; buries itself in ^vet sands whence xt is fetched 
out by hooks made for the purpose, it being much too tooth- 
some to be left in its retirement. On 
with Couch and Gosse, it will be found that there is still con- 
fusion over this family. 
SYNGNATEID^.—(Pi's-& Fishes.) 
Great Pipe Fish {Syngnathus acus). Common. 
Broad-nosed Pipe-fish {S. TyphU). About as common as S. 
The mquoreal Pipe-fish. In 
Acus. 
Ocean Pipe-fish {S. agiioreus). 
some years a common fish. 
Snake Pipe-fish (S. OpUdion). Most abnndant occasionally. _ 
Worm Pipe-fish {S. Iwnbrieiformis). A constant visitor, but it is 
rarely caught. t v t 
Sea-horse (-S. Hippocampus Tnnnmus). This fish has I believe, 
been taken in Plymouth Sound. The closely aUied species 
S hiaculeatus 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 sp6cimen, on a visit to its relations. 
Blunt-tailed Pipe-fish {S. brevicaudatus). In October 1872 a 
Syngnathus was captured in Mount s Bay, which difiered 
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. 
GTMHOJ)ONT1DAE.—{tb.^ suneish eamily.) 
Four-horned Trunk-fish Linmeus.) One 
specimen taken off Mevagissey. 
Pile Fish {Balisies capriscus). Taken off Port Loe ih 1865. ^ 
Pennant’s Globe Fish {Tetrodon Pennantvi). Bare Of this smgu- 
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 thatitmay notalso be inflated voluntarily. 
