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Callorhynchus cullorhynchus Beeg, Ann. Mus. Buenos Aires, vol. 4, p. 18, 1895 

 (Santa Cruz, Mar del Plata, Montevideo, Rio de la Plata).— Evermann and 

 Kendall, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 31, p. 73, 1906 (Argentina).— Evermann 

 and Radcliffe, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 95, p. 18, 1917 (La Ventanilla, Peru).— 

 Norman, Discovery Rep., vol. 16, p. 35, figs. 12, 13, 1937. 



Chimaera australis Shaw, General zoology, vol. 5, p. 368, pis. 157 (upper fig.) and 

 158, 1804 (type locality: southern seas). 



Callorynchus elephantimis Bory, Diet. Class. Hist. Nat., vol. 3, p. 61, 1823 (type 

 locality: Chile). 



Callorhynchus elephantinus Gistel, Naturg. Thierreichs, p. 103, 1848 (Chile). 



Callorhynchus antarcticus Lat and Bennett, Zool. Beechey's Voy., Fishes, 

 p. 75, 1839 (no type locality). — GiJNTHEE, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 8, 

 p. 351, li870 (Chiloe) ; Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1881, p. 19.— Smitt, Bihang 

 Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl., vol. 24, p. 66, pi. 6, fig. 43a, 1899 (Bay of 

 Puerto Madryn, Tierra del Fuego). — Gjvrman, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 

 41, pi. 7, figs. 7-9, pi. 10, 1904. 



Callorynchus peronii Dumeril, Hist. Nat. Elasmobr., vol. 1, p. 694, pi. 14, figs. 

 4-4a (spines), 1865 (type locality: "Peron de son voyage aux terres aus- 

 trales; Valparaiso"). 



Callorynchus argenteus Phillipi, Anal. Mus. Nac. Chile, sec. 1, p. 11, pi. 5, fig. 1, 

 1892 (type locality: Chile). 



Depth 5 to subcaudal origin; head 3. Snout li/o in head, frontal 

 flap as seen above elongately triangular, with broad short stem; 

 eye 6%, about 4:% in snout; (each palatine plate of adult with sin- 

 gle tritor, fused portion massive and broadly rounded, prongs in 

 front rather short and thick, especially outer one — Garman) ; in- 

 terorbital low. 



Lateral lines irregularly sinuous, not evenly waved; small asperi- 

 ties in rows in interorbital on cheek and along back before and be- 

 hind second dorsal. 



Dorsal spine I14 in head, origin about opposite pectoral origin, 

 front edge with fine serrae medially and hind edge with larger 

 antrorse serrae terminally ; front edge of second dorsal 2% ii^ head, 

 11/2 in its base, origin behind ventral origin ; anal begins behind end 

 of second dorsal, length 2 in head; caudal nearly 2 in rest of body, 

 front subcaudal edge 3 in head ; ventral 1% 5 pectoral 2% to subcau- 

 dal origin, reaches middle of depressed ventral, width 2l^ its length. 



Silvery with blotches of dull bluish over the back. Borders and 

 ends of fins blackish. Male 337 mm., female 343 mm. (Smitt.) 



Off Chile and Argentina. 



CALLORHINCHUS MILII Bory 



Callorynchus milii Bory, Diet. Class. Hist. Nat, vol. 3, p. 62, pi. 5, 1823 (type 



locality: Western coasts of New Holland). — Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. 



Zool., vol. 40, p. 100, 1911 (Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand). 

 Callorhynchus milii Garman, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 41, p. 267 (Hobart- 



town), pi. 6, figs. 7-8 (teeth), pi. 15, figs. 4-5 (brain), 1904.— Waite, Rec. 



South Australian Mus., vol. 2, p. 35, fig. 49, 1921. 

 Callorhynchus niillii McCulloch and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 



8, pt. 2, p. 130, 1925 (Giinther's Port Denison record said incorrect). 



