24. CHIM^ERID^E CHIMERA. 55 



72. C. COlSisei Beuuett. Rat-fisli ; Elephant-fish. 



Body anteriorly stoutish, tapering into a slender tail, which is not 

 produced in a filament. Pectorals about as long as head. Dorsal spine 

 % the length of the head. Second dorsal low, highest in front, then 

 very low, then higher, ending abruptly just before th^ beginning of the 

 upper caudal fold. A small fold between first and second dorsal, free 

 from both. Lower caudal fold higher than upper, neither quite reach- 

 ing the tip of the tail. No distinct anal fin. Color grayish, with nu- 

 merous round white spots. Both dorsals edged with blackish. L. 2 

 feet. Pacific coast, from Monterey northward ; very abundant. 



(Bennett, Beechey's Voy. Zool. 71; Dum6ril, Elasmobranches, 689; Giiuther, viii, 

 350.) 



