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tenkee Russell, Fishes of Coromandel, vol. 1, p. 2, pi. 3 (Vizagapatam), 

 p. 15 (on Rata sancur Buchanan-Hamilton), p. 82, 1803 (reference)]. — 

 Blyth, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 29, p. 37, 1860 (Calcutta).— 

 DuMfiBiL, Hist. Nat. Elasmobr., vol. 1, p. 616, 1865 (Red Sea).— Day, Fishes 

 of Malabar, p. 279, 1865. — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 1905, p. 461 (Baram, North Borneo). — O'gilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 

 5, p. 87, 1916 (Moreton Bay). — Hora, Mem. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 6. 

 p. 465, 1924 (Tale Sap, Outer Lake, Singora). 



Hypolophus sepheni Suvatti, Index Fish. Siam, p. 5, 1937 (on Hora). 



Dasyatis seplicn Stead, Fishes of Australia, p. 233, 1908 (New South Wales). — 

 FowLEE, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci Philadelphia, vol. 79, p. 256, 1927 (Orion, 

 Philippines) ; Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 33, p. 102, 1928 (Bombay; 

 Philippine example) ; Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10 p. 25, 1928 (compiled) ; 

 Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 505, 1930 (East Indies; Phil- 

 ippines) ; Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 11, No. 5, p. 314, 1931 (note).— Roxas 

 and Maetin, Dept. Agr. Comm. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 16, 1937 (refer- 

 ence). — FowLEE, List Fish. Malaya, p. 17, 1938 (reference). 



Dasyatis {Pastinachus) sephen Tobtonese, Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Torino, 

 ser. 3, vol. 45, p. 12, 1935-36 (Mar Rosso; Massaua). 



Dasybatus sephen Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, p. 384, 1913 (Indian 

 Ocean, Red Sea, East Indies, India). — Sxhatti, Index Fish. Siam, p. 6, 

 1937 (Bangkok; Thale Sap, Inner Lake). 



Dasybatus (Pastinachus) sephen Chevey, Inst. Oc^anogr. Indochine, 19" Note, 

 p. 7, 1982 (Cochinchina; Cambodia). 



Pastinachus sephen McCulloch and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, 

 pt. 2, p. 130, 1925 (reference). — McCulloch, Fishes of New South Wales, 

 ed. 2, p. 12, pi. 3, fig. 37a, 1927. 



Rata sancur Buchanan-Hamilton, Fishes of Ganges, p. 2, 1822 (type locality: 

 Ganges River). 



Trigon forskalii RtJppELL, Atlas Reise Ni3rdl. Afrika, Fische, p. 53, pi. 13, fig. 

 2, 1828 (type locality: Red Sea). 



Trygon wogla-tenkee Cuvier, Regne animal, ed. 2, vol. 2, p. 399, 1829 (on 

 Wogla-tenkee Russell). 



Taeniura atra Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 7, p. 598, 1883 

 (type locality: New Guinea). — Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, 

 p. 401, 1913 (copied).— Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 25, 1928 

 (copied) ; Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 504, 1930 

 (reference). 



Pastinachus sephen ater Whitley, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 18, No. 3, p. 99, 

 1931 (type of Taeniura atra; Burdekin River). 



Taeniura mortoni Maclei4.y, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 8, pt. 2, 

 p. 212, 1883 (type locality: Lower Burdekin River, Queensland); vol. 9, 

 p. 64, 1884 (copied). — Oghby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 5, p. 87, 1916 

 (note). — McCulloch and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, pt. 2, 

 p. 30, 1925 (reference). 



Taeniura lymma (not Forsktll) Ogilby, Cat. Fishes Australian Mus., pt. 1, 

 p. 20, 1888 (type of Taeniura mortoni; Cape York). 



Depth 111/4 to 151/2 to end of tail; head 6% to lOi/o; disk length 

 li/s, 11/4 in its width, 1 to I1/2 in tail. Snout I1/3 to 13^ in head, 

 forms short point of wide blunt front profile angle; eye 4% to 5i/^, 

 3 to 3% in snout, 2% to 4 in interorbital ; dentary width 2-% to 3 

 in head; teeth in 20 rows in jaws, upper dental plate bent forward 



