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FISHES. BRANCHIOSTEGOUS. 6o. Syngnathus 
Tslragonus Caudal fin o ; body quadrangular ; tail 6-fided on the 
part, triangular behind, the tip round. 
Inhabits the Indian fea ; body brown at the fides, bene*^^ ' 
lied with brown and yellow, 
Ii-is yellow ; above the eyes each fide a recurved fplne, ^ 
flat hollow between them ; fnout comprefTed each fide ; 
with 17 plates, paler in the middle, triangular at the_b^, 
ding, above narrow, beneath broad and ,lbmetiraes with 
cuflate bands ; jfnr yellowish ; tail with 45 plates, 
3-1 : pid- 21 : an. 6. 
*TyphIe. Caudal, anal and pedloral fins radiate: body 6-fided. p 
Shorter 
Inhabits northern European feas : .about a foo't long 
yellow varied with brown ; is perhaps only a variety e* 
next. g 
Snout flender, fubcotnprefl'ed ; iris yellow; trunk 
plates, tatV vyith 36; vent nearer the head; jins cinen^‘^‘^*’ 
Dorf. 38: pcct, 12. : an. 5 : caud. 10 rays. 
Caudal, anal and pedloral fins radiate, body 7-fided. 
jSeedU 
Inhabits the northern European ocean ; 2 3 feet long; 
varied with alternate brown and whitifh-yellow bands. . 
Trunk with 20 finely llriate plates; tail quadrangular, witj’ 
vent nearer the mouth, and placed oppofite the begin*"*’^ 
the dorfal fin which is (potted. 
Dorf. 38 ; pell, 14 : an. 6 : caud. 10 rays. 
Doiagicus, Caudal and pcfloral fins radiate, anal 0 ; body 7-fided' , 
2. Plates of the trunk 25, of the tail 32; dorfal fin wid> 
rays. ^|, 
Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope and Cafpian Sea; 
I rv ••..•a-l.. /...../hi • tt-r Jv ^ 
low-brown, with traniv'eife brown lines ; is geneally 
fwimming among (ea-weed. 
iV 
Iris white ; lower jacu longer ; plates on the trunk 18, 
tail 32 ; pectoral Ens lead-colour ; dorfal aird caudal ' 
Dorf. 26, pect. 14, an, 4, caud, 7 rays. 
Mqucrcus. Caudal fin radiate ; perioral and anal o ; body angula^’ 
