402 SCTLLIIDiE. 



4. Scyllium canicula. 



Galeus stellaris major, Bellon. De Aquat. p. 73. 



Canicula aristotelis, Rondel, p. 380. 



Catulus minor, Sah. i. fol. 137 c. ic; Aldrov. iii. c. 34, p. 390; Wil- 



luijhhy, p. G4, tab. V, 4. fi(^. 2 ; Jonstmi, p. 2-5, tab. 8. iig. 2. 

 Squalus, sp., Artedi, Gen. nos. 10 & 11 (synon. much confused). 

 Squalus, sp., Gronov. Mus. ii. p. 44. no. 199, and Zoophyl. p. 32. 



no. 144. 

 Squalus canicula, L. Syst. Nat. i. p. 399 ; Hisso, Eur. Merid. iii. p. 116. 



catulus, L. Si/st. Nat. i. p. 400 ; Brihm. Ichth. Mass. p. 5 ; 



Bl. pi. 114; BL Schn. p. 127; Rissn, Ichth. iVice, p. 29 ; Bonov. 

 Brit. FwJi. iii. pi. 55 ; Gronov. Syst. ed. Gi-ny, p. 5. 

 Lesser Spotted Dog-fisli (male) and Spotted Dog-fish (fem.), Perm. 

 Brit. Zool.ni. pp. 101, 99, pi. 15, or, edit. 1812, pp. 148, 150, pi. 19; 

 Couch, Fish. Brit. Isl. i. p. 14, pi. 2. 

 Grande Roussette, Duham. Peschcs, iii. sect. ix. p. 304, pi. 22. fig. 1. 

 Squale rochier, Lacep. i. p. 233, pi. 10. fig. 1. 



Scyllium canicula. Cur. Jihyyie An. ; Bonap. Faun. Ital. Pesc. ; MilU. 

 ^ Ilenle, p. 6, pi. 7 ; Yarrell, Brit. Fish. 2nd edit. ii. p. 487, 3rd 

 edit. ii. p. 470 ; Parn. Wern. Mem. vii. p. 407 ; Nilss. Skand. Faun. 

 Fisk. p. 711 ; Thoynpsun, Nat. Hist, Ireland, iv. p. 247 ; Eroyer, 

 Damn. Fisk. iii. p. 814 ; Dumeril, Elasmohr, p. 315 ; Bocage Sf 

 Capello, Peix. Playiost. p. 11. 

 Scylliorhinus catulus, Blainv. Faun. Franq. p. 69, pi. 17. fig. 1. 

 ? Squalus elegans, Blainv. I. c. p. 73. 

 The nasal valves confluent, without cirrus, forming together a 

 simple broad flap in front of the mouth, the posterior edge of the 

 flap being nearly entirely free, not interrupted in the middle. Lower 

 jaw with a lateral labial fold ; upper jaw without trace of a labial 

 fold. Teeth of moderate size. Ventral fin with the posterior portion 

 prolonged, its length being nearly equal to the distance of the first 

 gill-opening from the extremity of the snout. Anal fin entirely in 

 front of the dorsal, the length of its base being equal to its distance 

 from the caudal. Upper parts finely dotted with brown ; fins with 

 larger spots. 



Coasts of Europe, 

 or. Adult : Stuffed. English coast. 



b. Adult : skin. English coast. From Yarrell's Collection. 

 c-e. Fine specimens. Guernsey. Presented by Dr. A. Giinther. 

 /, g, h. Half-grown. Holland. From the Collection of Dr. van 



Lidth de Jeude. 

 i-l-. Adult and half-grown. Lisbon. Presented by the Eev. E.T.Lowe. 

 I. Half-grown : stuffed. Lisbon, 

 m. Adult. Nice. From Dr. Deakin's Collection. 

 n, 0. Adult and half-grown. Mediterranean. 

 p-s. Adult : stuffed. Mediterranean. 

 t. Adult. Dalmatia. 



u-w. Adult, half-grown, and yoi;ng. Golden Horn. From Mr. 

 Millingen's Collection. 



5. Scyllium stellare. 



Galeus stellaris minor, Bellon. De Aquat. p. 74. 



