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way in snout, oblique, small narrowly triangular flap in middle of 

 front valve; internarial 273 in preoral length, which 214 in head; 

 interorbital 2l^, rather low. Gill openings about 1^ orbit, upper 

 ends before pectoral. Spiracle little above eye and length of orbit 

 behind orbit. 



Scales minute, tricarinate and with 3 points, median largest. 



First dorsal origin midv,'ay between spiracle and second dorsal 

 origin, fin length 1% in head, lower than second dorsal ; second dorsal 

 origin over hind basal edge of ventral, fin length II/2 in head ; caudal 

 3% in rest of body, front subcaudal edge 2 in caudal length; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 4% in head; pectoral 1%, reaches about II/2 

 to first dorsal origin ; ventral length I14 in head. 



Uniform deep black. Length, 690 mm, (Giinther.) 



Japan, eastern Altantic. 



SCYMNODON SHERWOODI Archey 



Scymnodon sherivoodi Archey, Trans. New Zealand Inst., vol. 53, p. 195, pi, 39, 

 text figs. 1-2, 1921 (type locality : New Brighton, New Zealand).— Phiixipps, 

 New Zealand Journ. Sci. Techn., vol. 10, p. 225, fig. 7, 1928 (New Brighton 

 beach). — Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 10, pt. 4, p. 200, 1934 

 (reference). 



Depth 514 to subcaudal origin; head 4^^, width about ly^. Snout 

 3V^ in head; orbit 4%, 1% in snout, about 3 in interorbital; mouth 

 width about 1% in head, with deep groove at each angle, upper labial 

 fold about 2 in jaw, lower about 2i4 in jaw; upper teeth rather long, 

 slender, lower broader and inclined laterally; nostrils nearer orbit 

 than snout tip, about first third in preoral length, internarial 1% 

 in preoral length, which 2% in head; interorbital low, about 1^4 

 in head. Gill openings equidistant, I14 in orbit, last before pectoral. 



Scales pedunculate, with 3 parallel keels, each ends in point, central 

 keel longest. 



First dorsal origin midway between last gill opening and second 

 dorsal origin, fin length 2 in head ; second dorsal origin over middle 

 of ventral base, fin length 2 in head; caudal 3% in rest of body, 

 front subcaudal edge 2i'3 in caudal length; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 6% in head; pectoral 1%, width 2% its length, which 

 reaches 2i/4 to first dorsal origin ; ventral length 1% in head ; claspers 

 subterminally each with curved sharp claw, opposite middle of free 

 posterior edge of second dorsal. 



Dark brown, with 2 submedian lighter areas extending from below 

 gill openings to ventrals. Angles of gill openings tipped dirty white. 

 Hind angle and hind border of pectorals with narrow dirty white 

 margin. Length, 803 mm, (Archey.) 



New Zealand, 



