A history of the fishes of the British Islands . m tm. OCEAN PIPKFISII. 357 vent forward, whore that part is flattened for the purpose ofsustaining them until they become developed into life, but ofwhich some of the particulars have been better observed, inthe species next to be described. Mr, Andrews adds, I havenoticed &. cequoreus greedily stripping the stems of Zosteramarina of the young of Anlhea ccrcus, which were attached, ina semiglutinous state. What I have considered the Ocean Pipefish has been metwith under such considerable difference of structure as to raisethe supposition that if
A history of the fishes of the British Islands . m tm. OCEAN PIPKFISII. 357 vent forward, whore that part is flattened for the purpose ofsustaining them until they become developed into life, but ofwhich some of the particulars have been better observed, inthe species next to be described. Mr, Andrews adds, I havenoticed &. cequoreus greedily stripping the stems of Zosteramarina of the young of Anlhea ccrcus, which were attached, ina semiglutinous state. What I have considered the Ocean Pipefish has been metwith under such considerable difference of structure as to raisethe supposition that if the variation is not to be ascribed toaccident or monstrosity, it must be the mark of a distinctspecies hitherto not known among British fishes. On thisaccount it is j-udgcd proper to give a separate description ofeach of these supposed species or varieties, with characteristicfigures, by means of which a further inquiry may enable anobserver to decide the truth of the matter. It was in July, which is the season when these and thekindred fish ar
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