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Body elongate, tapering to head and tail. Tail flattened below. 

 Head depressed. Snout shorter in young, barbel longer in young. 

 Rostral teeth sharp and of unequal length. Eye large, before mouth. 

 Teeth in jaws close-set, each with sharp cusp on broad base. Nostrils 

 not connected with mouth. Gill openings 5, moderate. Dorsals sub- 

 equal, spineless, hinder angles produced. First dorsal before ventrals, 

 second fin large. Lower caudal lobe narrow. Pectorals broad, free 

 from head. Ventrals small, edge oblique. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES 



a\ Dorsals and pectorals entirely covered with scales ; upper teeth in about 

 42 rows cirratus 



a". Dorsals and pectorals nearly covered with scales; upper teeth in about 46 

 to 58 rows japonicus 



o*. Dorsals and pectorals nearly naked ; upper teeth in 35 to 39 rows- nudipinnis 



PRISTIOPHORUS CIRRATUS (Latham) 



Pristis cirratus Latham, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 2, p. 281, pi. 26, fig. 5, 

 pi. 27, 1794 (type locality: New Holland). 



Pristis cirrhata Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, p. 351, pi. 70, fig. 2, 1801 (on 

 Latham). 



Pristis cirrliatus Cuvieb, Regne animal, vol. 2, p. 132, 1817 (reference). — Gunn, 

 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 1, p. 108, 1838 (Western Port, Tasmania ) .—G. 

 Bennett, Gatherings Nat. Australasia, p. 35, 1860 (Port Jackson). 



Pristiophorus cirratus Muixeb and Henle, Syst. Beschr. Plagiostomen, p. 98, 

 1841 (Port Jackson, New Holland). — Gray, List fish British Museum, p. 

 88, 1851 (not Japan; Tasmania, Australia). — Dum^ril, Hist. Nat. 

 Elasmobr., vol. 1, p. 61, 1865 (Australia, Tasmania). — GiJNTHEB, Cat. Fishes 

 British Mus., vol. 8, p. 432, 1870 (Tasmania, New Holland). — Castelnau, 

 Proc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc. Victoria, vol. 1, p. 220, 1872 (Hobart Town). — 

 Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 6, p. 369, 1881 (Tasmania, 

 South Australia, Port Jackson). — Ogilbt, Cat. Fishes Australian Mus., pt. 

 1, p. 13, 1888 (Broken Bay, Manly, Port Jackson). — Ramsay, Proc. Linn. 

 Soc. New South Wales, vol. 5, p. 97, 1890 (Port Jackson). — Waite, Mem. 

 Australian Mus., vol. 4, p. 37, 1899 (New South Wales). — Regan, Ann. Mag. 

 Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 2, p. 56, 1908 (New South Wales, Victoria, Tas- 

 mania). — McCuLLOCH, Zool. Res. Endeavour, vol. 1, p. 9, 1911 (New South 

 Wales and Bass Strait, 15-45 fathoms ).^Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., 

 vol. 36, p. 245, 1913 (Bast Australia, New South Wales, Australia).— Waite, 

 Rec. South Australian Mus., vol. 2, p. 25, 1921. — Barnard, Ann. South 

 African Mus., vol. 21, p. 53, 1925 ("identification of a specimen from 

 False Bay by Dr. Boulenger"). — McCulloch, Fishes of New South Wales, 

 ed. 2, p. 9, 1927.— Fowler, Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 497, 

 1930 (reference). — Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 10, pt. 4, p. 200, 

 1934 (reference). 



Prisiiphorus cirratus CASTEn:.NAU, Pi'oc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc. Victoria, vol. 1, p. 

 220, 1872 (Hobart Town, Tasmania). 



Prisiiphorus cirrhatus Stead, Fishes of Australia, p. 233, 1908 (Port Jackson). 



Sqiialus anisodon LiAciipkoE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, pp. 679, 680, 1802 (type 

 locality: New Holland). 



