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Wang, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, vol. 8, p. 252, fig. 7, 1932 (Chefoo).— 



Wang, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, vol. 9, p. 95, 1933 (Chusan).— 



Tanaka, Jap. Fish. Life Colours, No. 25, 1933. 

 Pristiophorus cirratus (not Latham) Schlegei., in Siebold's Fauna Japonica, 



Poiss., pt. 15, p. 305, 1850 (Nagasaki Bay). — Gray, List fish British Museum, 



p. 88, 1851 (Japan). 

 Pristiophorus cirrhatus Schlbgei,, in Siebold's Fauna Japonica, Poiss. pt. 15, 



pi. 137, 1850. 



Head about 2% to subcaudal origin; width 414. Snout I1/3 in 

 head, rostrum armed with 24 + 26 principal denticles, also 2 or 3 

 smaller intermediate teeth between larger teeth; barbel 3% in snout; 

 eye 20% in head, 16 in snout, 2% in interorbital ; mouth wide, rudi- 

 mentary labial fold at angle of lower jaw; teeth in 46 (46 to 58) rows 

 in upper jaws, 38 or more in lower, crown broad, with sharp slender 

 cusp ; nostril in front of eye, about I/4 of space from mouth to barbel ; 

 interorbital 9% in head. Gill openings moderate, wide as spiracle or 

 % orbit, before pectorals. Spiracles long as eye. 



Scales minute, with strong median keel, irregular, point projecting. 



First dorsal origin behind hind depressed pectoral edge length of 

 first dorsal base, fin length 4% in head; second dorsal length 41^, 

 inserted beliind depressed ventral length of second dorsal base; cau- 

 dal to upper lobe origin, 4% in rest of body, subcaudal narrow ; pec- 

 toral 3% in head, width IV5 its length ; ventral 5 in head. 



Olivaceous brown above, whitish below. On foramen in front of 

 skull narrow whitish band near each edge of rostrum and another on 

 each flank. Each side of white bands on rostrum general color darker 

 brown, appearing as 4 dark longitudinal bands. Length, 864 mm. 

 (Schlegel; Garman.) 



Japan, Korea. The specimen described from Aomori by Jordan 

 and Fowler measured 1,023 mm. Schlegel says that according to 

 Biirger it reaches 1,220 or 1,525 mm. 



PRISTIOPHORUS NUDIPINNIS Giinther 



Pristiophorus nudipinnis Gunther, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 8, p. 432, 1870 

 (type locality: Tasmania and Nevr Holland). — Klunzingek, Arch. Naturg., 

 vol. 38, p. 45, 1872 (Port Phillip) ; Sitzungsber. Aljad. Wiss. Wien., math.- 

 nat. CI., vol. 80, pt. 1, p. 428, 1880 (Port Phillip).— Macleay, Proc. Linn. 

 Soc. New South Wales, vol. 6, p. 369, 1881 (Tasmania; South Australia).— 

 McCoy, Prodromus Zool. Victoria, dec. 6, pi. 56, fig. 2, 1887.— Lucas, Proc. 

 Roy Soc. Victoria, new ser., vol. 2, p. 45, 1890 (passim). — Regan, Ann. 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 2, p. 57, 190S (type) ; type Pristioplwriis 

 owenii). — McCulloch, Zool. Res. Endeavour, vol. 1, pt. 1, p. 10, pi. 1, 

 fig. 2, 1911 (South Australia). — Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, 

 p. 247, 1913 (Melbourne, Hobsons Bay, Tasmania). — Waite, Rec. South 

 Australian Mus., vol. 2, p. 25, fig. 35, 1921. — McCotxoch, Fishes New South 

 Wales, ed. 2, p. 9, pi. 2, fig. 26b, 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). 



