586 TEN YEARS IN SWEDEN. 



Common from the north of the Sound to far up on the 

 west Norwegian coast. 



174. R. RADIATA, Don. Klorocka. The Starry Ray. 



D. F. 



Form and appearance similar to the last, but the 

 pectorals are not nearly so angular, and the skin is 

 smooth, except that it is studded above here and there 

 with many conical spines, a row of which runs all along 

 the back and the tail ; smaller than the last ; dorsals 

 close together, with no spine between them. 

 Next to the last, is the commonest of the rays on these 

 coasts, from the north of the Sound, up to the North Cape. 

 Is the smallest of all the northern rays. The largest Nils- 

 son has seen, measured but 21 in. in length, and about 12 

 in. in breadth. This is the only ray which is met with off 

 the coast of Finland. 



2. Sharp nosed. 



(a). Body underneath quite white, without black spots 

 or streaks. 



175. R. CHAGRINEA, Cuv. Nabb Rocka. The Shagreen 



Ray. D. 



Snout long and sharp ; pectorals more rounded than 

 in the thornback ; body above covered with very small 

 spines ; two rows of larger ones along the sides of the 

 tail, but none along the middle ; a single row along the 

 front of the back, and round each eye ; colour cinereous 

 brown above, white underneath; reaches a length of 

 3 ft. 6 in. ; the breadth of such a fish will be about 

 2 ft. 3 in. 



Rare and only accidental on these shores; has been 

 taken on the west coast of Norway as well as in the Cat- 

 tegat. 



176. R. LINTEA, Fries. Bla Garus Rocka. The Sharp-nosed 



Ray ; the White Skate. D. 



Nose longer and more pointed than in any other of 

 the rays; body above smooth, except a few rows of 



