FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 395 



Raja rosispinis Joedan and Evekmann, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 47, pt. 3, p. 2751, 

 1898 (copied). — Soldatov and Lindbekg, Bull. Pacific Sci. Fisher. Inst., 

 vol. 5, p. 22, 1930 (Far East Seas).— Taranetz, Bull. Pacific Sci. Inst. 

 Fisher. Oceanogr., vol. 11, p. 51, 1937. 



Rata oMnsa Gill and Townsend, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 11, p. 231, 

 1897 (type locality: Bering Sea). 



Localities: Far East Seas, Bering Sea. 



RAJA VIOLACEA Suvorov 



Raja violacea StrvoKOv, Bull. Acad. Sci. Leningrad, vol. 3, p. 433, fig. 1, 1985 

 (type locality: Okhatsk Sea). — TARANin:'z, Bull. xVssociate Acad. Sci. 

 S. S. S. R., No. 13, pp. 90, 99, 1935 ("Described on two specimens probably 

 belonging to different species") ; Bull. Pac. Sci. Inst. Fisher. Oceanogr., 

 vol. 2, p. 50, 1937. 



Locality: Okliotsk Sea. 



Genus PSAMMOBATIS Gunther 



Psammobatis Guntheb, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 8, p. 470, 1870. (Type, 



Psammobatis rudis Giinther, monotypic.) {Psammohates Fitzinger 1835 in 



reptiles not involved.) 

 Malacorhina Gasman, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 19, 1877, p. 203, 1878. 



(Type, Raja mira Garman, monotypic.) 

 IroUta Whitlet, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 18, p. 97, 1931. (Type, Raja waitii 



McCulloch, orthotypic.) 



Disk circular. Tail depressed, with fold on each side. Snout very 

 short, overlapped by front portions of pectoral fins, which form fore- 

 most part of disk. Teeth obtuse. Each nostril with 2 nasal valves, 

 anterior forming sort of tube, posterior triangular. Two small dor- 

 sals near end of tail, latter without distinct terminal fin. Each 

 ventral divided by deep notch, front part narrow and enveloped in 

 very loose skin. 



PSAMMOBATIS WAITH (McCulloch) 



Raja waitii McCtjlloch, Zool. Res. Endeavour, vol. 1, p. 12, pi. 3, text fig. 4 

 (ventral view), 1911 (type locality: Northwest of Greenly Island, South 

 Australia, in 44 fathoms). — Fowlee, Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr. 

 Java, p. 500, 1930 (reference). 



Psammobatis waitii Waite, Rec. South Australian Mus., vol. 2, p. 30, fig. 43, 1921. 



IroUta waitii Whitley, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 18, p. 97, 1931 (reference). 



Head to first gill opening 4% jn total length; disk length IjV in 

 its width, tail li/^ in disk length. Snout 1% in head to spiracle, 

 broadly rounded, with median rounded papilla ; eye 4%, Z% in snout, 

 3% in interorbital ; mouth width 2i/^ in head to first gill opening; 

 teeth small, rounded, scarcely juxtaposed, each with small median 

 point ; nostrils with raised tubular margin, forming lobe posteriorly ; 

 nasal lobes extended back and out, outer edges truncate, posterior 

 sinuate, internarial 2% jn head to first gill opening; preoral length 

 1%; interorbital l^s in head to spiracle. Gill openings gradually 



