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Squati/na squatina Waite, Mem. Australian Mus., vol. 4, p. 37, 1899 (New South 

 Wales).— Stead, Fishes of Australia, p. 233, 190S (Port Jackson).— McCui-- 

 LOCH, Zool. Res. Endeavour, vol. 1, p. 10, 1911 (Shoalhaven Bight, Northwest 

 of Greenly Island and 42 miles south of St. Francis Island, in 15-45 

 fathoms). 



Depth 10% to subcaudal origin ; head to hind edge of gill openings 

 4, width Sy^. Snout 3% in head ; eye 14, 4 in snout, 5 in interorbital ; 

 teeth in 20 rows in jaws, slenderly or narrowly triangular; inter- 

 nasal 1^^ in interorbital; front nasal valve moderate cutaneous flap, 

 pointed, fringed and with shorter, similar, inner fringed tentacles; 

 outer nasal valve broad obtuse cutaneous flap; interorbital 2% in 

 head, broadly convex. Spiracle little oblique, little larger than eye, 

 front edge finely fringed and interspiracle width eye diameter greater 

 than interorbital. 



Scales simple, conic points, quite rough to touch. Median row of 

 vertebral tubercles but very slightly larger than scales, about 42 

 before first dorsal. 



First dorsal length 2i/4 in head; second dorsal length 2%; upper 

 caudal lobe 2, broad subcaudal little more angular so hind edge of 

 fin slightly and widely notched, subcaudal length 1% in head; pec- 

 toral length 2% to subcaudal origin, width 1% its length; ventral 

 3%, with slender point behind. 



Brown above, marked with minute to variously small pale spots, 

 small ones very numerous and larger scattered about chiefly on outer 

 portions of paired fins, though few also on dorsals and caudal. In 

 addition whole upper surface marked with extremely numerous deep 

 brown dots or minute specks, little darker than body color and not 

 invading any of pale or whitish spots. Under surface whitish. 



New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania. Appar- 

 ently this species is chiefly distinguished by its coloration. 



U.S.N.M. No. 39980. Port Jackson. Australian Museum. Length, 770 mm. 



SQUATINA AFRICANA Regan 



Squatina africana Kegan, Ann. Natal Gov. Mus., vol. 1, pp. 242, 248, pi. 38, 1908 

 (type locality: Durban Bay, Natal). — Gilchkist and Thompson, Ann. Dur- 

 ban Mus., vol. 1, p. 284, 1916 (reference). — Gilchrist, Marine Surv. South 

 Africa, Spec. Rep. No. 2, pt. 3, p. 50, 1922 (ofE Natal).— BarnxUjd, Ann. South 

 African Mus., vol. 21, pt. 1, p. 54, pi. 3, fig. 5, 1925 (Natal).— Fowleb, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1925, p. 192 (Natal, in 270 fathoms). 



Depth 8% to subcaudal origin; head 3%, width ll^. Snout 4 in 

 head, front of profile as seen above slightly concave; eye 9, 2l^ in 

 snout, ZYq in interorbital ; mouth width 1% in head, with broad labial 

 fold around each mouth corner ; 18 rows of upper teeth, 16 lower, none 

 at symphysis, all erect simple conic points; fold each side of head 

 lobed behind nostril and fringed flap in front with tentacle long as 



