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18, p. 1374, 1849 (Piuaug, Malay Peuiusula, Singapore). — Jekdon, Madras 

 Journ. Lit. Sci., vol. 17, p. 148, 1851. — Geay, List fish British Museum, 

 p. 34, 1851 (China; Cape Seas). — Bleekeb, Verh. Batavia Genootseh., vol. 

 24, p. 17, 1852 (part) ; vol. 25, pp. 9, 80, 1853 (Bengal), (on Russell).— 

 DuM^BiL, Rev. Mag. Zool., Ser. 2, vol. 3, p. 122, 1853. — Bleekek, Nat. 

 Tijdschr. Nederland. ludie, vol. 7, p. 228, 1854 (Macassar) ; vol. 12, p. 218, 

 1856 (Nias) ; Act. Soc. Sci. Ind-N^erland., vol. 3, No. 9, p. 6, 1858 (Siboga, 

 Sumatra) ; Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 21, p. 57, 1860 (Cape of Good 

 Hope) ; Versl. Meded. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, vol. 12, p. 30, 1861 (Singa- 

 pore).— Dum£eil, Hist. Nat. Elasmobr., vol. 1, p. 328, 1865 (Sea of Indies).— 

 Day, Fishes of Malabar, p. 267, 1865.— Regan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1908, 

 p. 362, pi. 12, fig. 1 (Formosa, Singapore, Manado, Amoy, Manila, China). — 

 Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, p. 62, 1913 (Hongkong, Siam, 

 Singapore, Pinang). — Hebre, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 26, p. 120, 1925 

 (Manila Bay; Calapau, Mindoro). — Fowlee, Hong Kong Nat., vol. 1, p. 33, 

 fig. 6, 1930 (China) ; Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 487, 1930 

 (Formosa; Japan). — Suvatti, Index Fish. Siam, p. 1, 1937 (Gulf of Siam; 

 Sriracha; Canthaburi). — Roxas and Maetin, Dept. Agri. Comm. Manila 

 Tech. Bull. 6, p. 11, 1937 (reference). 



Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosa Gunthek, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 8, 

 p. 412 1870 (China, Amoy, Japan, Formosa). 



Chiloscyllium indicum var, plagiosum OorLBY, Cat Fishes Australian Mus., pt. 1, 

 p. 8, 1888 (Singapore). 



HemiscyWum plagiosum Fowi^b, List Fish. Malaya, p. 7, 1938 (reference). 



Chiloscyllium. indicum var. margaritifera (not Bleeker) Guntheb, Cat. Fishes 

 British Mus., vol. 8, p. 412, 1870 (China: Japan). 



Chiloscyllium indicum var. obscura (part) GiJNTHEB, Cat. Fishes British Mus., 

 vol. 8, p. 413, 1870 (Cape Seas, India, Ceylon, China). 



Chiloscyllium caei-uleopunctatum Peixegrin, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 39, 

 p. 230, 1914 (type locality: Fort Dauphin, Madagascar). 



Depth 914 to subcaudal origin; head 6^4:, width liA. Snout 21/2 

 in head; eye 7, 2% in snout, 3 in interorbital ; mouth very broad, 

 transversly straight, mandible with broad undivided flap, its hind 

 edge undulated; teeth numerous, pointed, rather small, with basal 

 cusp each side ; nostrils large, with nasoral groove, each with cirrus ; 

 interorbital 2% in head, slightly elevated, flattened. Gill openings 

 subequal except last two which are very close, last 3 above pectoral 

 base. 



Scales rather large, coarse. Back with low median keel. 



First dorsal origin over last fourth in ventral base, front edge V/g 

 in head ; front edge of second dorsal 1% ; anal length 1% ; pectoral 

 reaches 1% to ventral, width li/^ its length which equals head; 

 ventral length V/q, clasper robust; caudal 4% in rest of body, sub- 

 caudal little deeper than anal and notch at last fourth in caudal 

 length. 



Pale brown above, whitish beneath. Above 13 broad deep brown 

 crossbars, between which on median line of back deep brown spot. 

 Sides of body with many light spots, some invade dark crossbars, 



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