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Figure 26. Benthobatis marcida, female, 430 mm long, from off Charleston, S. Carolina, Lat. 32°39' N, Long. 

 77°oi' W (U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 37886). A Ventral view with electric organs visible through the skin. B Side 

 view of tail. C Eye and spiracle, about z."] x. D Nostril and mouth, about 1.2 X. ^ Cross section of tail between 

 second dorsal and caudal fins, about 1.4 X. F Upper and lower teeth from center of mouth, about 6.8 X. 



Disc rounded, about as long as broad or a little longer (maximum ratio, length 

 to breadth, about 1.2), the posterior margins of pectorals merging gradually with sides 



