LIST OF FISH. 79 



1. SQUATINA. 



Spout-holes much larger than the eyes, crescentic, convex before, 

 concave behind, as far behind the eyes as the eyes are from the 

 point of the suout. Above the mouth a broad lip, on whose fore 

 border the nostrils stand, notched in the middle. On each side of 

 the nostrils a long lappet. The nostrils with a flap at the inner cor- 

 ner, which is divided iuto many scalloped lappets; on the outer cor- 

 ner of the nostril a broad indented flap of skin. A ledge of skin 

 commences at the outer corner of the nostril, and running on the 

 side of the head, terminates at the place where the fore point of the 

 breast-fin abuts against the head. This ledge is of the same 

 breadth with the interval between the opposite eyes and spout-holes. 

 Eye-openings round, in a line with the nostrils and spout-holes. 

 Under-teelh interrupted in the middle; also above no mid-tooth, 

 in the fore part conical teeth, little trenchant; the teeth scattered 

 with spaces. Two upper and under corner cartilages of the mouth, 

 above them a very deep recess under a vault of skin. Both back- 

 fins upon the tail. This is compressed from above to beneath, 

 broader than high, with a keel of skin on the side. The under part 

 of the tail-fin is longer than the upper one. The upper lobe without 

 a notch. Belly-fins large. The male claspers small and weak. 

 Scales conical, vanishing in a terminal point. 



Squatina, Dion. Zool. Anal. 180(3. Blainv. Bull. Soc. Phil. 121, 

 1816. Jour, de Phys. 263, 1816. Rafin. Anal. Nat. 93, 

 1815. Mull, i- Henle, Plag. 99. 



Rhina, Klein. Rafin. Caratt. 9, 1810. 



1. Squatina vulgaris. Angel-fish. 



Squatine, Rond. (Copied from Aldrovand, 472). 



Squatina, Belon, 78. Salviani, 152, f, 53. (Copied from Jonston, 



xi. 7). Willoughby, D, 3. Rugsch, Thes. xi. 7. Moscardo, 



•225. Rag, 26, n. 6. Dukamel, sect. ix. pi. 14, f. 1—4. 

 Rhina, Klein, Misc. Pise. iii. 14. Rafin. Caratt. 9. 

 Squalus capite plagio-plateo, ore in apice capitis, pinna ani nulla, 



naribus cirrosis, Gronov. Act. Ups. n. 5. Mus. i. 63, 137. 

 Angel-fish, Borlase, Cornw. 5, n. 12. Yarr. Brit. Fish. ii. 407. 

 Angel, Pennant, t. xii. 

 L'Ange, Brouss. 678, 27. 

 Squalus squatina, Brunnich, 5. Block, 1 16. (Copied from Encgcl. 



t. 5, f. 14). Linn. Gmel. 1503. Block, Schneid. 137. Donov. 



i. n. 17. 

 Angelo 6 peje angel, Comide, 129. 



