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Scylliorhinus marmoratus Steindachnee, Ann. Hofmus. Wein, vol. 11, p. 227, 

 1896 (Bangkok).— Webkr, Siboga Exped., Fische, vol. 57, p. 595, 1913 (Sapeh 

 Strait, Sulu, Saleyer), 



Scyliorhinus marmoratus Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 1, p. 402, 

 1908 (India, Malay Archipelago, type of Scyllium maculatum Gray). 



Atelomycterus marmoratus Gabman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, p. 100, 1913 

 (India, Malay Archipelago). — Herre, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 26, No. 1, 

 p. 123, 1925 (Sitanki; Dicuayan). — McCulloch, Australian Mus. Mem., vol. 

 5, pt. 1, p. 9, 1929 (North Australia). — Fowler, Hong Kong Nat., vol. 1, 

 p. 30, fig. 3, 1930 (China) ; Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 

 486, 1930 (reference). — Chevey, Inst. Oceanogr. Indochine, 19* note, p. 5, 

 1932 (Indochina).— Whitley, Rec. Austral. Mus., vol. 18, p. 322, pi. 38, fig. 

 la-<;, 1932 (Port Darwin). — Heree, Journ. Pan-Pacific Res. Inst., vol. 8, 

 No. 4, p. 6, 1933 (Dumaguete) ; Fishes Herre Philippine Exped. 1931, p. 10, 

 1934 (Dumaguete; Linapacan ; Siasi ; Sitanki). — Whitley, Mem. Queens- 

 land Mus., vol. 10, pt. 4, p. 198, 1934 (reference). — Roxas and Martin, Dept. 

 Agr. Comm. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 11, 1937 (reference). 



Ateleomycterus marmoratus Fowlee, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 17, 1928 

 (compiled) ; List Fish. Malaya, p. 6, 1938 (reference) (error). 



Scyllium maculatum (not Schneider) Gray, Illustr. Indian Zool. Hardwicke, 

 vol. 1, pi. 98, fig. 1, 1832 (India).— MtJLLER and Henle, Syst. Beschr. Plagio- 

 stomen, p. 5, pi. 7, 1841 (Indian Ocean). — Richardson, Rep. Brit. Assoc. 

 Adv. Sci. for 1845, 15th meeting, p. 193, 1846 (China Sea; Canton ) .—Can- 

 toe, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 18, p. 1373, 1849 (Singapore, Indian 

 Ocean, China Sea, Canton). — Bleeicee, Nat. Tijdschr. Nederland Indie, vol. 

 3, p. 740, 1852 (Macassar; as a new species); Verh. Batav. Genootsch. 

 (Plagiost), vol. 24, p. 16, 1852 (Batavia) ; Nat. Tijdschr. Nederland. Indie, 

 vol. 6, p. 314, 1854 (Larantuka, Flores) ; vol. 8, p. 344, 1855 (Duizend 

 Islands) ; Act. Soc. Sci. Indo.-N^erl., vol. 1, no. 3, p. 8, 1856 (Macassar) ; 

 vol. 1, no. 5, p. 8, 1856 (Amboiua) ; Nat. Tijds. Nederland, Indie, vol. 15, p. 

 221 (Biliton), p. 243 (Singapore), 1858; Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. Neerl., vol. 6, no. 

 2, p. 3 (Doreh, New Guinea) ; (Sumatra), p. 12 (Benculen) 1859; Nat 

 Tijdschr. Nederland. Indie, vol. 20, p. 331, 1859^60 (Amboina) ; vol. 22, 

 p. 110, 1860 (Burn) ; Versl. Meded. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, vol. 15, p. 20, 

 1863 (Hitu, Amboina) ; Nederland, Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 1, p. 151 (Batjan), 

 p. 264 (Atapupu, Timor), 1863.— DuMfiRiL, Hist Nat. Elasmobr, vol. 1, p. 

 319, 1865 (Seas Indian Archipelago, Amboina, Batavia). — Kner, Reise 

 Novara, Fische, p. 412, 1865 (Java, Singapore). — Eleea, Cat. Fauna Filip., 

 vol. 1, p. 616, 1895 (Cavite, Luzon). 

 Scyllium omatum Gray, Illustr. Indian Zool. Hardwicke, vol. 1, pi. 98, fig. 2, 

 1832 (type locality: China). — Jouan, Mem. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, ser. 

 2, vol. 3, p. 276, 1868 (Hongkong). 

 Scyllium pardus (Temminck) Muller and Henle, Syst. Beschr. Plagiostomen, 

 p. 5, 1841 (name in synonymy). 



Depth 7% to subcaudal origin; head 5%, width slightly less than 

 length. Snout 2% in head; eye 5%, 2l^ in snout; mouth width 2l^, 

 mouth length 2% its width; long labial folds around mouth angles; 

 nostrils small, midway in preoral, front valves reach mouth in 

 rounded lobes and separated by broad median attaclunent; inter- 

 orbital convex. Gill openings small, equidistant, last 2 above pec- 

 toral base. Spiracle small, close beliind eye. 



