4U2 scvi,Mii).i5. 



4. Scyllium canicula. 



Galeu.s stellaris major, BcUon. De Aquat. p. 73. 



Cauicula nristotolis, llondel. p. 380. 



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



li/(/Ithi/, p. G4, tab. 1') 4. fig. 2 ; Jonstun, p. 2o, tab. 8. tig. 2. 

 Squalus, sp., Artcdi, Gen. nos. 10 & 11 (synou. much confused). 

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



no. 144. 

 Squalus canicula, L. Si/st. Nat. i. p. 399 ; Risso, Eur. Mcrkl. iii. p. 110. 



catulus, L. Si/st'. Nat. i. p. 400 ; Briinn. lehth. 3Iass. p. 5 ; 



Bl. pi. 114; BL Schn. p. 127; Risso, Ichth. ^Vce, p. 29 ; Donov. 

 Brit. Fish. iii. pi. 55 ; Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 5. 

 Lesser Spotted Dog-lish (male) and Spotted Dog-fish (fem.), Pemi. 

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

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

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

 Squale rochier, Lacep. i. p. 2.'<3, pi. 10. fig. 1. 



Scyllium canicula, Cuv. Rcyne An. ; Bonap. Faun. Ital. Peso. ; Mull, 

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

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

 Fish. p. 711 ; Thotnpson, Nat. Hist. Ireland, iv. p. 247 ; Kriiycr, 

 Danm. Fish. iii. p. 814 ; Dumeril, Elasmohr. p. 315 ; Bocage l^' 

 Capello, Peix. Playiost. p. 11. 

 Scylliorhinus catidus, Blainv. Faun. Frunq. p. 09, pi. 17. fig. 1. 

 ? Squalus elegans, BlaihJ. 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. 



a. Adult : Stuffed. English coast, 



b. Adult: akin. English coast. From Yarrcll's Collection. 

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



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



Lidth de Jcude. 

 i-Tc. Adult and half-grown. Lisbon. Presented by the llcv. It, T, Lowe. 

 }. Half- grown : stuffed. Lisbon. 

 ?«. Adult. Nice. From Dr. Deakiu's Collection. 

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

 ■p-s. Adult: stuft'ed. Mediterranean. 

 t. Adult. Dalmatia. 

 t(-iv. Adult, half-grown, and young. Golden Horn. Fi-om ^fr. 



Millingcu's Collection. 



5. Scyllium stellare. 

 Galeus stellaris niinor. Bcllon. De Arjual. p. 74. 



