4 1 4 SCYLIJIB.'E. 



three-cuspid, smuller, furniing a few series only. The fourth and 

 fiftli f^ill-opeuinj^s close together. 

 Japanese and Australian seas. 



1. Crossorhinus barLatus. 



Valoit. iii. p. 3y0, pi. 52 ; Pldllip, Voy. Botany Bay, p. 28."), pi. 4-3. 

 Squahis baibatus, Gm. L. i. p. 1493 ; Laccp. i. p. 247 ; Bl. Srhn. 



p. 12S. 



lul)atus, Bl. Srhn. p. 1.37. 



i'.ppciidicuhitiis, >Shair, Xiif. Misc. pi. 727. 



Crossoiliiiius harhatus, Mnllcr S,- Hmlc, p. 21, pi. o ; Schley. Faim. 



JupoH. Puiss. p. 301 ; DiDiieril, Elaxniohr. p. 3.'58. 



About seven skinny, simple or partly bifid lobes on each side of 

 the head, live of which arc near the angle of the mouth. Very 

 miniite barbels across the chin are sometimes trbscnt. Distance 

 between the two dorsal fins equal to the length of the base of the 

 first. Upper parts brown, marbled with grey ; a whitish spot be- 

 hind the spiracle. 



Australian and Japanese seas. 



a-h. Stuffed, 7 and 5| feet long. South Australia. 



c. Young. Stuffed. New Holland. 



d. Half-grown. Van Diemen's Land. From the Haslar Collection. 

 e,f. Fine specimens. Japan. 



(j-h. Half-grown: stuffed. Japan. Purchased of Hr. frank. 



2. Crossorhinus tentaculatus. 

 retcrs, Mmatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berl. 1804, p. 123. 



A single flat tentacle at the angle of the mouth, another on the 

 side of the throat. Chin without barbels. Distance between tlio 

 two dorsal fins much less than the length of the base of either. 

 Back with very broad brown cross bands, the posterior encircling 

 the tail entirely. A white spot behind the spiracle. 



Australian seas. 



a-h. Fine specimens. Cape York. From Hr. Diimel's Collection. 

 c, d. Yoimg. Australia. 



3. Crossorhinus dasypogon. 

 Bleeker, Arch. Nccrhind. 1807, p. 400. 



A nearly continuous fringe of dendritic tentacles on the side of 

 the head, from the nostril to the gill-opening. Chin with a fringe 

 of similar tentacles. Eyes miiuitc. Distance between the two 

 dorsal fijis equal to the length of the base of the first. A brown 

 network, enclosing numerous small round whitish spots, covers all 

 the upper parts. A very small white speck behind the spiracle. 



Waigiou. 



a. Type of the species. From Dr. lUeeker's Collection. 



