LIST OF FISH. 103 



f f One back-fin. 



3. ASTRAPE. 



Snout short, without a keel, Mouth in many respects as in Nar- 

 cine. The bridle of the nasal-flap provided with a cylindrical car- 

 tilage. The teeth pointed on a four-cornered base, pass the edge 

 of the jaw, but a little outwards. Velum on the upper and lower 

 jaw. The single back-fin and the tail-fin rounded. Eyes and 

 spout-holes approximated to each other. Spout-holes smooth. 



Astrape, Mull. Sf Henle, Mag. Nat. Hist. 1838, 90. Plagiost. 130. 

 Narcine, sp. Henle, Narc. 30. 



1. Astrape capensis. 



Raja dorso monopterygio, Gronov. Zooph. fasc. i. 35, n. 152. 

 Raja capensis, Lin. Gm. 1512. Block, Schneid. 300. 

 Torpedo capensis, Olfers, Torp. 23. 

 Narcine capensis, Henle, Narc. 36, t. 3, f. 1. 

 Astrape capensis, Mull. §• Henle, Plug. 130. 



Hab. — Cape. 



2. Astrape dipterygia. 



Raja dipterygia, Block, Schneid. 359. 

 Torpedo dipterygia, Olf. Torp. 25. 

 Narcine dipterygia, Henle, 38, t. 3, f. 2. 

 Astrape diptervgia, Mull. $• Henle, Plug. 131. 



Hab. — Tranquebar. 



Iff No back-fin. 



4. TEMERA. 



Nose, mouth, velum as in Astrape. Tail without a back-fin, in 

 proportion to the disk short. Spout-holes close behind the eves, 

 without teeth ; flat teeth. 



Temera, Gray, Zool. Misc. 7. Illustr. Ind. Zool.t. Mull, fr Henle, 

 Mag. Nat. Hist. 1838, 90. Plagiost. 131. Sivains. Cab. Ci/cl. 

 ii. 319. 



