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scattered spines, between groups and belts on front edges few scat- 

 tered spines ; 6 spines on orbital ridge. 



Dorsals oval and caudal continuous along slightly raised median 

 fold, no spine between dorsals, all 3 covered % either side with small 

 spines in belt from front part of base along dorsal margin of fins 

 backwards. Pectorals form subcircular disk, front edges sinuous, 

 slightly concave behind and convex in wide curve opposite eyes. 



Uniform dusky gray or mud color. Lower surface white. Length, 

 346 mm. (Von Bonde and Swart.) 



Natal. 



RAJA ANNANDALEI Weber 



Raja atmandalci Weber, Siboga Exped., Fische, vol. 57, p. 598, 1913 (type lo- 

 cality: Between Kajoa and Batjan, in 397 m; Halmahera Sea, in 827 m). — 

 Fowler, Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 501, 1930 (compiled). 



Snout somewhat prominent; mouth transverse, bowed medially, 

 width nearly half preoral; teeth in 40 to 42 rows, median bowed 

 and longer than laterals, bases oval heart-shaped ; interorbital some- 

 what less than Vs snout length from eye or from middle of mouth. 

 Spiracle not large, diameter % horizontal eye diameter. 



Whole back more or less covered with small denticles, absent each 

 side of snout tip; large, curved, hooked thorns, on round bases, 3 in 

 middle of snout, 2 or 3 before and 1 behind orbital edge, 1 above 

 spiracle, 4 in mid-line of back; in middle of each pectoral group of 

 5 depressible; on upper side of tail 3 rows of thorns, 30 in median 

 row and each side row with 25 or 26; upper side of tail with fine 

 denticles; under side of disk and tail smooth. 



Dorsals equally long and bases in contact; caudal low fold; pec- 

 torals form disk width greater than space between snout tip and caudal 

 base; front pectoral angles scarcely sinuous, lateral angles rounded; 

 cloaca nearly 14 nearer snout end than caudal end. 



Upper surface of body clear gray. Dorsals brownish. Under sur- 

 face of body, including ventrals and tail, chocolate color. Disk length, 

 154 mm., width 190 mm. (Weber.) 



East Indies. According to Weber young above dark gray, below 

 whitish with reddish. Near Raja reversa Lloyd. 



RAJA MAMILLIDENS Alcock 



Raja mamillideris Alcock, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6. vol. 4, p. 380, 1889 (type 

 locality: Gulf of Manaar, in 597 fathoms) ; lUustr. Zool. Investigator, pi. 8, 

 fig. 1, 1892; Cat. Deep Sea Fishes Indian Mus., p. 19, 1899 (type). 



Raia viamtnUUdcns Gabman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool.. vol. 36, p. 350, 1913 

 (compiled). 



Head to spiracle 614 in total length; disk length I1/12 its width or 

 21/10 in total length. Snout 1% in head to spiracle, short, broad, only 

 slightly exserted; eye 6i/4 in head to spiracle, 5% in snout, 314 in inter- 

 orbital; mouth crescentic; teeth in female with globular base and 



