404 SCTLLIID^. 



6. Scyllium capense. 



Scyllium capense, (Smith) Midler 8f Henle,^. 11 ; Bumeril, Masmobr. 

 p. 320. 



The nasal valves are not confluent, separated from each other by 

 a considerable interspace ; they are slightly folded, but without pro- 

 minent cirrus. Lower jaw with a short lateral fold commencing 

 from the angle of the mouth ; upper jaw without trace of a labial 

 fold. Ventral fiu with the posterior margin very oblique. End of 

 the anal fin nearly opposite to the beginning of the dorsal, the length 

 of its base being nearly twice that of the dorsal, but less than its 

 distance from the caudal. Teeth very small, with indistinct lateral 

 cusps. Upper parts with whitish spots and alternate darker and 

 lighter cross bands. Lower parts uniform light-coloured. Dried 

 examples of a nearly uniform dark brown. 



Cape seas ; Indian Ocean. 

 a-d. Stuffed, from 24 to 41 inches long. Cape seas. Presented by 



Srr A. Smith. — Types of the species. 

 e-f. Stuffed, 40 inches long. India. 



7. Scyllium burgeri. 



Sc_yllium biirgeri, Miiller ^- Hcnie, p. 8, pi. 2 ; Schleg. Faun. Japon. 



Poiss. p. 301 ; Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Ind.-Neerl. i. Amhoyna, p. 09. 

 Halffiliu'us biirgeri, Gill, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. Netv York, vii. p. 412 



(name only). 



The nasal valves are not confluent, are separated from each other by 

 a considerable interspace, and without cirrus. Angle of the mouth 

 without, or with only a trace of, a labial fold. Teeth very small. 

 Ventral fin with the posterior margin very oblique. End of the anal 

 fiu opposite to, or slightly in advance of, the origin of the dorsal ; the 

 length of its base is rather more than that of the dorsal, and about 

 one-half of its distance from the caudal. Light brownish, with dark 

 cross bands ; each band spotted with brownish black ; a few black 

 spots between the bands. Lower parts immaculate. 

 Japanese Sea ; East-Indian archipelago. 



CI. Half-growii. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Jamrach. 

 b-c. Half-grown. Formosa. From Mr. Swinhoe's Collection. 

 d, e. Adult. Amboyna. 



f-ff. Foetus. Presented by J. Bowerbank, Esq. — Back with two 

 longitudinal series of spines. 



8. Scyllium laticeps. 



Scyllium laticeps, Dumeril, liev. et May. Zoul. 1853, p. 84, pi. 3. fig. 2 



(bead) ; Elasmohr. p. 323. 

 Cephaloscyllium laticeps, Gill, I. c. (name only). 



The nasal valves are not confluent, are separated from each other by 

 a very broad interspace, and without prominent cirrus. No labial 

 fold. Teeth very small, tricuspid. Head very broad and depressed. 

 End of the anal fin nearly opposite to the end of the dorsal ; anal a 



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