THE PlfE FISH. * 
* 4 $ 
Gen. XIV . — The Pipe Fi/h. 
This genus comprehends all thofe fifties that are known 
hy the name of fea adders, and fea horfe : Linn^us has e- 
nurnerated feven different fpecies, of which the generic 
characters are, a long and tubular nofe, no orifice to the 
gills, but the breathing aperture fituated on the back 
part of the head ; the body is covered with a ltrong cruft J 
a nd in all, the ventral fins are wanting *. 
The Longer Pipe Fi/h f . 
A his fpecies, as defcribed by Sir Robert Sillaldt, is 
tw 0 feet long, the nofe an inch in length, and compref- 
*cd laterally ; at the end of it is a fmall orifice for the 
^outh. The thickeft part of the body did not exceed 
l he circumference of a fwan’s quill ; trexangular from the 
head to the dorfal fin, the reft quadrangular. The belly, 
Urinated, and marked along the middle with a dufky 
line §. 
The 
Vide Syftema Nat. f Syngnathus barbarus, Lin. Syft, 
Scotia illuftrata, 34 . Tab. 19. § Britifh Zooh 
