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Figure 34. Raja eglanterla. A Female, 156 mm long, from New Smyrna Beach, Florida (Harv. Mus. Comp. 

 ZooL, No. 36397), to illustrate juvenile color pattern and dermal armature. B Ventral view of anterior part of 

 head of nearly mature male illustrated in Fig. 32, about 0.4 X. C Lateral view of posterior part of tail of same, 

 about 0.5 X. D Upper teeth of same, about 5.5 X. E Upper and lower teeth of female illustrated in Fig. 32, 

 about 4X . 



T)isc: extreme breadth 66.8, 65.7; length 51.3, 53-7- 



Snout length: in front of orbits 14.3, 15.3; in front of mouth 14.6, 16.8. 



Orbits: horizontal diameter 3.8, 4.1; distance between 4.7, 5.0. 



Spiracles: length 3.0, 3.0; distance between 6.5, 6.8. 



Mouth: breadth 7.5, 8.7. 



Nostrils: distance between inner ends 7.5, 8.0. 



Gill openings: lengths, ist 1.7, 1.9; 3rd 1.9, 2.1 ; 5th 1.3, 1.3; distance between 



inner ends, ist 15.4, 16.0; 5th 8.8, 9.7. 

 First dorsal fin: vertical height 2.7, 2.7; length of base 6.1, 5.4. 

 Second dorsal fin: vertical height 2.2, 2.5; length of base 6.4, 6.4. 

 Pelvics: anterior margin 10. o, 12.2. 

 Distance: from tip of snout to center of cloaca 47.8, 51.5; from center of cloaca 



