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of the body and the fins, by small black rounded spots, not closely set, 
and somewhat regular in their distribution. It agrees well with the figure 
given by Parra, t. xxxiv., f. 2., on which was founded Schneider’s Squa- 
lus punctatus, Syst. Ichth. p. 134, erroneously placed in his section * B. 
 Foraminibus temporum carentes,”’ &c. The only differences worthy 
of notice are, that in Parra’s figure the branchial openings are placed 
wholly in front of, and not partly above, the pectoral fins ; and that these 
openings are all exhibited as distinct, whereas the fifth is partially con- 
cealed in the fourth. Parra’s specimen appears to have been even smaller 
than that of Dr. Bancroft, “tan pequefio como que se sacé del vientre 
** desu madre ;”’ and he states that he describes so young an individual 
because he could not obtain any of larger growth. According to him, 
** El color de todo el es cenicento, sembrado de varias machas negras 
** redondas que lo hermosean mucho.’ It is called Gata by the Spani- 
ards of Havaiia. 
A remark made by M. Broussonnet will account for the apparent diffi- 
culty, but more probably the absolute impossibility, of procuring indivi- 
duals possessing the characters of the Squalus punctatus, Schn., of larger 
size than those obtained by Parra and by Dr. Bancroft. M. Cuvier regards 
this species as identical with the Barbillon of Broussonnet ; and this opi- 
nion is almost unquestionably correct. Now Broussonnet states expressly 
that in his species, the young, while not exceeding one foot in length, 
exhibit small, round, black spots, which are not found on the larger 
individuals, some of which attain the length of five feet. On the des- 
cription of the Barbillon given by Broussonnet is founded the Squalus 
eirratus, Gmel., which is properly placed by Schneider in the section 
possessing temporal orifices. The location by the latter of the Sq. punc- 
~tatus among those Sharks in which these openings are wanting, may 
readily be accounted for by the extreme minuteness of the orifices, 
which in our specimen could not be detected without mach difficulty, and. 
into which the point of an anatomical blowpipe could not be introduced. 
By some oversight M. Cuvier refers the Barbillon of Broussonnet to 
the Squalus barbatus, Gmel., instead of the Sq. cirratus, Ej. The 
Sq. barbatus is founded on the description of the Barbu of Broussonnet, 
a very distinct species from a totally different locality. 
To the same species with the one under consideration, for which the 
