A treatise on zoology . oceus. The lattercarries its eggs in a soft abdominal mem-brane, and Srjngnathus on its belly withoutpouch; but in others the eggs are canned in pec-toral, abdominal, or subcaudal ventral pouches. Syngnathus, L. (Fig. 414), temperate andtropical seas ; and Eocene, Europe. Siplwno-doma, Kaup., Atlantic; Miocene, , Ag. ; Pseudosyngnatlms, K. andS.; Eocene, Europe. Nerophis, Kp.; Atlantic,Indian Ocean. Family Hippocampidae. The scutes arebuttressed, and immovable sideways. The jj^^ig of nippncamjnis sp. Br/,head is bent at right angles to the body, and ve
A treatise on zoology . oceus. The lattercarries its eggs in a soft abdominal mem-brane, and Srjngnathus on its belly withoutpouch; but in others the eggs are canned in pec-toral, abdominal, or subcaudal ventral pouches. Syngnathus, L. (Fig. 414), temperate andtropical seas ; and Eocene, Europe. Siplwno-doma, Kaup., Atlantic; Miocene, , Ag. ; Pseudosyngnatlms, K. andS.; Eocene, Europe. Nerophis, Kp.; Atlantic,Indian Ocean. Family Hippocampidae. The scutes arebuttressed, and immovable sideways. The jj^^ig of nippncamjnis sp. Br/,head is bent at right angles to the body, and ventral brood-pouch. (From ciaus ... ° .^ , ., -i:. and Sedgwick.) the tail IS curved and prehensile. ihere is a ventral ovisac. The Sea-Horses are among the most specialised offish in general structure, and sometimes they are further provided withbranching dermal processes simulating seaweed (Phyllopteryx). HiypocampiiyS, Leach (Fig. 415) ; temperate and tropical seas. Ihyllopteryx, Sw., and Gasfrotoceus, Kp. ; Fig. 415. 4i6 TELEOSTEI Tribe 4. Hypostomides {Jncertac sedis). A small group of highly sjiecialised fish the systematic position ofwhich is very uncertain, although they are usually associated with theLophobranchs. The body is short and depressed; the head produced into a longsnout beyond the mouth, which is small, ventral, and toothless. Rings
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