24 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



St. WS 98. 18. iv. 27. 49° 54' 15" S, 6o° 35' 30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 173-171 m.: 3 male 

 specimens, 250-410 mm. (width of disc 180-310 mm.), 1 female, 440 mm. (width of disc 320 mm.). 



St. WS 109. 26. iv. 27. 50 18' 48" S, 58 28' 30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 145 m.: 1 male 

 specimen, 150 mm. (width of disc 100 mm.), 1 female, 140 mm. (width of disc 95 mm.). 



St. WS 214. 31. v. 28. 48° 25' S, 6o° 40' W. Commercial otter trawl, 208-219 m.: 2 female 

 specimens, 300, 490 mm. (width of disc 210, 380 mm.). 



St. WS 218. 2. vi. 28. 45°45'S, 59 35' W. Commercial otter trawl, 311-247 m.: 1 female 

 specimen, 580 mm. (width of disc 430 mm.). 



St. WS 225. 9. vi. 28. 50° 20' S, 62 30' W. Commercial otter trawl, 162-161 m.: 2 male 

 specimens, 230, 250 mm. (width of disc 165, 180 mm.), 2 females, 210, 350 mm. (width of disc 

 140, 265 mm.). 



St.WS233. 5. vii. 28. 49 25' S, 59 : 45' W. Commercial otter trawl, 185-175 m.: 1 egg-capsule. 



St. WS 234. 5. vii. 28. 48°52'S, 6o° 25' W. Commercial otter trawl, 195-207 m.: 1 male 

 specimen, 310 mm. (width of disc 230 mm.), 1 female, 230 mm. (width of disc 170 mm.). 



St. WS 239. 15. vii. 28. 51 10' S, 62 10' W. Commercial otter trawl, 196-193 m.: 3 male 

 specimens, 215-490 mm. (width of disc 145-370 mm.), 1 female, 190 mm. (width of disc 130 mm.). 



St. WS 250. 20. vii. 28. 5i°45'S, 57 00' W. Commercial otter trawl, 251-313 m.: 1 male 

 specimen, 400 mm. (width of disc 310 mm.), 1 female, 210 mm. (width of disc 145 mm.). 



St. WS 765. 17. x. 31. 45 07' S, 6o : 28' 15" W. Commercial otter trawl, 113-118 m. : 1 male 

 specimen, 480 mm. (width of disc 350 mm.), 2 females, 130, 160 mm. (width of disc 85, 105 mm.), 

 1 egg-capsule. 



St. WS 772. 30. x. 31. 45 13' 22" S, 60 00' 15" W. Commercial otter trawl, 309-162 m.: 1 male 

 specimen, 240 mm. (width of disc 170 mm.), 1 female, 270 mm. (width of disc 200 mm.). 



St. WS 783. 5. xii. 31. 50- 08' S, 59°5o'W. Commercial otter trawl, 155-159 m.: 2 male 

 specimens, 280, 400 mm. (width of disc 220, 300 mm.), 1 female, 350 mm. (width of disc 240 mm.). 



St. WS 784. 5. xii. 31. 49 47' 45" S, 6i° 05' W. Commercial otter trawl, 170-164 m.: 2 male 

 specimens, 180, 195 mm. (width of disc 125, 140 mm.). 



St. WS 785. 6. xii. 31. 49° 26' 30" S, 62 34' W. Commercial otter trawl, 150-147 m.: 1 male 

 specimen, 225 mm. (width of disc 165 mm.). 



St. WS 791. 14. xii. 31. 45° 38' 45" S, 62 55' W. Commercial otter trawl, 96-101 m.: 2 male 

 specimens, 360, 450 mm. (width of disc 290, 330 mm.). 



St. WS 800. 21-22. xii. 31. 48 19' S, 6i° 58' W. Commercial otter trawl, 137-139 m.: 1 male 

 specimen, 240 mm. (width of disc 170 mm.), 1 female, 225 mm. (width of disc 165 mm.). 



St. WS 867. 30. iii. 32. 5110'S, 64° 15' 30" W. Small beam trawl, 150-149 m.: 1 female 

 specimen, 670 mm. (width of disc 500 mm.). 



St. WS 874. 3. iv. 32. 52° 35' 30" S, 65 14' W. Commercial otter trawl, 135-132 m.: 2 male 

 specimens, 350, 510 mm. (width of disc 265, 365 mm.). 



The following specimens may also belong here : 



St. 652. 14. iii. 31. Burdwood Bank (54 04' S, 61° 40' W). Large dredge, 164 m.: 1 egg-capsule, 

 with embryo. 



St. WS799. 21. xii. 31. 48° 04' 15" S, 62 48' 07" W. Commercial otter trawl, 137-139 m.: 



1 male embryo. 



St.WS850. 11.ii.32. 51° 18' 45" S, 63°3o' 15" W. Commercial otter trawl, 157-166 m.: 2 male 



embryos. 



Disc a little broader than long, its width f to f of the total length ; anterior margins 

 more or less undulated, not markedly emarginate; outer angles rounded or obtusely 

 pointed. Vent (in adults) always nearer to end of tail than to tip of snout ; in young 

 examples the tail is proportionately longer, the vent being equidistant from snout and 



