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Fig. 2. — Psammobatis brccicaudalus Cope. (Type.) 



NARCOBATID^J. 



Narcobatus torpedo (Linnaeus). 



Ten from Italy. 



EUNAB.CE subgen. nov. 

 Type Torpedo narke Risso. 



Differs from subgenus Narcobatus in having the spiracle fringes as 

 rudimentary papillae, while in subgenus Tetronarce they are entirely 

 absent. 

 (Eu ) genuine; vapx-q i Narce, the ancient name of the typical species.) 



Narcobatus narke (Risso). 



Nine from Italy. In this case Risso and Rafinesque are synchron- 

 ous, and I allow the former's name, as it is on an earlier page, besides 

 having gamed usage. 



Narcobatus nobiliana (Bonaparte). 



(Torpedo nobiliana Bon., Icon. Faun. Ital., Pesc. Ill, pt. 2, XII, 1835, descr., 

 PI. Italy.) 



Cotypes of T. nobiliana. Twenty-three examples. 



Narcobatus occidentalis (Storer). 



Four from Pacific Grove and Soquel, Cal. Storer's figure shows a 

 very large first dorsal, and its origin about over first fourth in entire 

 ventral length, so that hind margins of both fins are on a line. His 

 description says " it is situated at the posterior portions of the pectorals, 

 one half of its base being posterior to those fins." Goode's figure 



