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tralian Mus., vol. 4, p. 32, pi. 2, fig. 2, 1899 (New South Wales) ; Rec. 

 Australian Mus., vol. 6, pt. 3, p. 229, pi. 41, 1906 (Port Kembla and Botany 

 Bay); vol. 7, p. 229, 1908 (ovlposition). — Regan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 

 1908, p. 349 (Tasmania). — Ogilby and McCulloch, Journ. Proc. Roy. Soc. 

 New South Wales, vol. 42. p. 267, 1909 (type; Broken Head, New South 

 Wales, in 28 fathoms). — McCtrLLOCH, Zool. Res. Endeavour, vol. 1, pt. 1, 

 p. 7, 1911 (Shoalhaven Bight, New South Wales, in 15-45 fathoms). — 

 Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, p. 67, 1913 (Australia near Port 

 Jackson). — McCulloch, Fishes New South Wales, ed. 2, p. 7, pi. 1, fig. 

 17a, 1927.— Fowler, Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 487, 1930 

 (reference). — Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 10, pt. 4, p. 197, 1934 

 (reference). 

 Parascyllium variolatiim (not Dumeril) GIjnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 8. 

 p. 410, 1870 (Tasmania). 



Depth 91/4 to subcaiidal origin ; head 8%. Snout 2% in head ; eye 

 5, 2 in snout; lower labial fold extends half way to symphysis; outer 

 nasal fold with small, supplementary cirruslike lobe; nasal cirrus 

 very short, thick, not reaching mouth; interorbital moderately low, 

 broad, flat, little longer than snout. Last gill opening greatly larger 

 than others, close to fourth and both above pectoral base. 



Front edge of first dorsal IjV in head; of second dorsal 1; anal 

 length 11/5 ; pectoral 1, width about half its length which reaches 

 214 to ventral ; ventral length equals head length little beyond second 

 gill opening; caudal 3% in rest of body, subcaudal little deeper than 

 anal, with notch little before last fourth. 



Light brown above, with broad dark brown nuchal collar, v.-idest 

 above extending from behind eyes to pectoral origin. Tip of snout 

 and 2 small areas below eyes somewhat dark colored. Body with 

 scattered darker spots, some very large and ill defined tend to form 

 cross bars. Front part of tail with similar markings, posteriorly 

 smaller spots absent and cross bands more distinct. Vertical fins 

 and ventrals with some ill-defined spots but pectorals uniform. 

 Length, 765 mm. (Ogilby and McCulloch.) 



New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. 



PARASCYLLIUM VARIOLATUM (Dnmerll) 



HemiscylUum variolatum Dumeril, Rev. Mag. Zool., ser. 2, vol. 5, p. 121, pi. 3, 

 fig. 1, 1853 (type locality: Tasmania) ; Hist. Nat. Elasmobr., vol. 1, p. 327, 

 1865 (type). 



ParnscyUium variolatum Gill, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 7, p. 413, 

 1862 (reference). — GtJNXHER, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 8, p. 410, 1870 

 (Tasmania).— Bleekeb, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 4, p. 115, 1874 

 (Chinese drawing).— Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 6, p. 

 362, 1881 (Tasmania).— Ogilby, Cat. Fishes Australian Mus., pt. 1, p. 7, 

 1888 (Hobart, Tasmania ) .—Regan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1908, p. 349 

 (compiled).— Ogilby and McCulloch, Journ. Proc. Roy. Soc. New South 

 Wales, vol. 42, p. 269, 1909 (cotype of ParascAjllium nuchale McCoy from 

 Port Phillip).— McCulloch, Zool. Res. Endeavour, vol, 1, pt. 1, p. 7, pi. 2, 



