24. CHIM^RIDyE CHIMiERA. 55 



72. C COlIiaei Benuctt. — Uai-Jish ; Elepluuil-fisli. 



Body anteriorly stoutisli, tapering into a slender tail, which is not 

 produced in a filament. Pectorals about as long as head. Dorsal spine 

 'l the length of the head. Second dorsal low, highest in front, then 

 very low, then higher, ending abruptly just before the beginning of the 

 upper caudal fold. A small fold between first and second dorsal, free 

 from both. Lower caudal fold higher than upper, neither quite reach- 

 ing tiie tip of the tail. No distinct anal fin. Color grayish, with nu- 

 merous round white spots. Both dorsals edged with blackish. L. 2 

 feet. Pacific coast, from Monterey northward ; very abundant. 



(Bennett, Beecliey's Voy. Zool, 71; Dumeril, Elasmobranclies, 689; Giinther, viii, 

 350.) 



