404 SCYLLIICE. 



6. Scyllium capense. 



ScA'llium capense, (Stnif/i) 3Iiiller ^ Jle>ile,-p. 11 ; Dumeril, Elasmobr. 

 p. 320. 



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

 a considerable interspace ; they are s]ip;htly folded, but without pro- 

 minent cirrus. Lower jaw with a short lateral fold commencing 

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

 fold. Ventral fin with tlie 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 tlic 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 inclics long. Cape seas. Presented by 



Sir A. Smith. — Types of the species. 

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



7. Scyllium biirgeri. 



.Sc\ Ilium biirgeri, Midler ^- HenJe, p. H, pi. 2 ; Sch/er/. Fmm. Japon. 



Poiss. p. .'501 ; Blcek. Act. Soc. Sc. hul.-Neerl. i. Amhoyna, p. 09. 

 Ilalajliirus biirgeri, Gill, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. Neto York, vii. p. 412 



(nfime 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 

 fin 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 fi-om the caudal. Light brownish, with aark 

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

 spots between the bands. Lower parts immaculate. 



Japanese Sea ; East-Indian archipelago. 



a. Half-grown. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Jamrach. 

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

 <1, e. Adult. Amboyna, 



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

 longitudinal series of spines. 



8. Scyllium laticeps. 



Scyllium laticeps, Dumeril, Rev. ct Maq. Zool. 1853, p. 84, pi. 3. fig. 2 



(head) ; Elasmobr. p. 323. 

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



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

 a very broad interspace, and witliout prominent cirrus. No labial 

 fold. I'eeth very small, tricuspid, llead very broad and depressed. 

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



