SYNOPSIS. 419 



Sp. 233. T. nobiliana. New British Torpedo. Spiracles 

 oval and smooth on the edges ; teeth small and numerous, 

 in the form of a sharp incurved spine, rising from a broad 

 base ; lobes of the tail nearly equal and triangular , colour 

 of the upper side dark chocolate brown tinged with bluish 

 black, under side white Bojiap. Faun. Ital. ; Yarr. Brit. 

 Fish, ii. 546. T. Walshii, Thomp. Ann. Nat. Hist., v. 

 p. 292. 



GEN. CXVIII. RAIA. Disc of the body rhomboidal, very 

 much depressed ; tail slender, with two dorsals towards its ex- 

 tremity and sometimes a rudimentary caudal, the upper side 

 with one or more rows of spines ; teeth flattened and lozenge- 

 shaped. 



Sp. 234. R. mucronata. Long-nosed Skate. Nose very long 

 and pointed ; distance between the extremity of the snout 

 and the mouth greater than in any other of the Rays; 

 greatest breadth of the body behind the centre ; the 

 whole length of the body and tail one-third longer than 

 the width ; upper side light lead-colour, under a dirty 

 white with numerous pores of a dusky colour ; tail with 

 one row of spines, the fins on the tail very small ; no cau- 

 dal Couch; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 550. 



Sp. 235. R. oxyrhynchus. Sharp-nosed Ray. Snout sharp 

 and elongated, the lateral margins parallel near the tip ; 

 widest part of the body rather behind the middle, the 

 marginal line between that and the snout waved ; tail 

 with one or three rows of spines ; skin smooth ; colour of 

 surface plain brown ; under parts white, without spots. 

 Mont. Mem. Wern. Soc., ii. 423 ; Penn. Brit. ZooL, iii. 

 p. 113 ; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 556. 



Sp. 236. R. intermedia. Flapper Skate. Snout pointed and 

 conical ; outline from the snout to the widest part of the 

 body a little concave ; beyond that rounded ; one or more 

 spines in front of each eye ; colour of the surface dark 

 olive-green with numerous large white spots ; under side 

 dark grey with minute specks of a darker tint. Parnelly 

 Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin., xiv. pi. 6 ; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 558. 



