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fin, the basal lobe of which is very low and long; skin with 

 minute asperities. 



5 Pseudotriakis microdon Capello 

 Peixe Carago (Portugal) 



Pseudotriakis mkrodon Capello, Jorn. Sci. Math. Phys. e nat. IJsboa, I.. 

 321, pi. V, 1868; Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., VIII, 395, 1870; Bean,. 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. VI, 147, 1883; Jokdan & Evekmann, Bull. 47, 

 U. S. Nat. Mus. 27, pi. IV, fig. 14, 1896. 



The greatest hight of the body is at the origin of the first 

 dorsal; it is contained eight and three sevenths times in the total 

 length. The hight at the origin of ventrals is contained nine 

 and one half times in total length. The hight of head at the 

 first gill opening is a little greater than that of body at the ven- 

 tral origin, while its hight at the angle of the mouth is a little 

 less than orie eleventh of the total length. The least hight of 

 the tail equals the hight of the anal, and is contained 25 times 

 in total length. 



The head is somewhat depressed in front, with moderately 

 sharp snout, which is nearly twice as long as the distance of its 

 tip from the mouth. The distance from snout to last gill open- 

 ing is contained five times in total length. The distance from 

 snout to first gill opening, measured horizontally, equals twice 

 the hight of body at origin of second dorsal. The distance 

 between the first and last gill openings equals nearly twice the 

 length of Ihe eye. The hight of the first gill opening is about 

 M|ual to ih(' distance between the angle of the mouth and the 

 spiniclr. The hight of the head at angle of mouth is contained 

 1 1 times and at the first gill opening nine times in total length. 

 The length of Ihe snout equals one half tbe body hight at origin 

 of first dorsal. The distance of mouth from snout, measured 

 on I lie axis of Ihe fish, equals one third width of mouth. The 

 distance from siioni to angle of mouth, obliquely taken, equals 

 one fonrth tli.' distance from snout to last gill opening. The 

 disianc.' liclwcen eye and sjuracle equals that from mouth to 

 iiosiril. The (lislanre liom angle of mouth to spiracle is about 

 <"l":'i <" high! of lit si gill opening. The spiracle is moderatelv 



