438 Mr. C. T. Eocran on 



III. Anterior labial grooves very long, only 



separated by a narrow interspace ; nostrils [Capell. 



transverse 5. crepiddfer *, Boc. & 



CentrophoruH Bragancie. 



Centrophnrus granulosus (part.), Carlos de Braganca, Res. In v. 

 ' Amelia; Ic'hthyol. ii. p. 71 (1004). 



Dermal denticles small, those of tlie anterior part of the 

 body with 2 or 3 keels whicli converge to a point j)osteriorly. 

 Ijength of snout, in front of eye, a little less than the distance 

 from eye to first gill-opening. Interspace between the 

 nostrils equal to their distance from the end of snout, which 

 is I of that from mouth to nostrils. Labial grooves short. 

 Length of base of second dorsal (without the spine) | of its 

 distance from the upper lobe of caudal and f that of the first 

 (without the spine), which is nearly equal to its height and 

 \ of the interspace between the two. Dorsal spines well 

 developed and strongly projecting, the second nearly as high 

 as the fin and more than f exposed. Posterior angle of 

 pectoral produced and acutely pointed, extending to below 

 the posterior part of the first dorsal. Ventral extending to 

 below spine of second dorsal. Brownish ; fins darker and 

 witli light edges. 



Hub, Deep water ofi" the coast of Portugal. 



Two specimens, 440 and 460 mm. in total length, from off 

 Cezimbra, at depths of 276 and 460 fathoms, j)resented by 

 H.M. the King of Portugal. 



The species is especially distinguished from C. granulosus 

 by the shorter anterior dorsal tin. 



Squatina australis. 



Rhina squatina (non Linn,), McCoy, Prodr. Zool. Vict. iv. pi. xxxiv. 

 (1879); Madeay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. Wales, vi. 1881, p. 368; 

 Johnston, Proc. li. Soc. Tasmania, 1883, p. 139. 



Folds at sides of head of nearly equal width throngliout, 

 not produced into lobes. Nasal flaps fringed, the inner 

 vamose. Distance between spiracles greater than interocular 

 width, equal to the distance between outer edges of eyes. 

 Outer angle of pectoral scarcely more than a right angle ; 

 distance from anterior angle to posterior end of base of 

 pectoral a little more than 5 of the extreme length of the fin. 

 Ventral not extending to origin of first dorsal. Breadth of 

 tail a little more than \ of its length. Base of first dorsal | 



* Centrophorus Ro$si, Alcock, 1898. 



