SYNOPSIS 419 



Sp. 233. T. nohiliana. New British Torpedo. Spiracles 

 oval and smooth on the edges ; teeth small and numerous, 

 in the form of a sharp incurved spine, rising' from a broad 

 base ; lobes of the tail nearly equal and triangular ; colour 

 of the upper side dark chocolate bro^-n tinged with bluish 



black, under side white Bo7iap. Faun. Ital. ; Tarr. Brit. 



Fish, ii. 546. T. Walshii, Thomp. Ann. Nat. Hist., v. 

 p. 292. 

 Gen. CXYIII. Rata. Disc of the body rhomboidal, very 

 much depressed ; tail slender, with two dorsals towards its ex- 

 tremity and sometimes a rudimentary caudal, the upper side 

 with one or more rows of spines ; teeth flattened and lozenge- 



Sp. 234. R. mucronata. Long-nosed Skate. Nose very long 

 and pointed ; distance between the extremity of the snout 

 and the mouth greater than in any other of the Rays; 

 greatest breadth of the body behind the centre ; the 

 whole length of the body and tail one-third longer than 

 the width ; upper side light lead- colour, under a dirty 

 white Tfdth numerous pores of a dusky colour ; tail with 

 one row of spines, the fins on the tail very small ; no cau- 

 dal Couch; Yai-r. Brit. Fish., ii. 550. 



Sp. 235. R. oxyrhynchus. Sharp-nosed Ray. Snout sharp 

 and elongated, the lateral margins parallel near the tip : 

 widest part of the body rather behind the middle, the 

 marginal line between that and the snout waved ; tail 

 with one or three rows of spines ; skin smooth ; colour of 

 surface plain brown ; under parts white, without spots, — 

 Mont. Mem. Wem. Soc, ii. 423 ; Peivn. Bnt. Zool., iii. 

 p. 113 ; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 556. 



Sp. 236. a. intermedia. Flapper Skate. Snout pointed and 

 conical ; outline from the snout to the widest part of the 

 body a little concave ; beyond that rounded ; one or more 

 spines in front of each eye ; colour of the surface dark 

 olive-green with numerous large white spots ; under side 

 dark grey with minute specks of a darker tint. — Pamdl, 

 Tram. Roy. Soc. Edin., xiv. pi. C ; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 55tj. 



