98 DEVIL FISHING. 



viz., from the " Zoology of New York. By James 

 E. De Kay. Albany : 1842." 



" Family Itaiidae. 

 " Genus Cephaloptera. Dumeril. 



a The pectorals produced into long processes at 

 their anterior extremities, presenting the appear- 

 ance of two horns. Teeth slender ; dorsal small ; 

 tail slender, with a serrated spine. 

 " The Sea-Devil. 

 " Cephalopetera Vampirus. 



" The Yampire of the Ocean. Mitchell. Cepha- 

 lopetera giorna. Lesueur. 



" Characteristics. Tail longer than the body, 

 and armed with one or more spines ; dorsal between 

 the ventrals ; anterior margin of the pectorals con- 

 vex; posterior concave; width, 16-18 feet. 



" Description. Body large; the transverse much 

 exceeding its logitudinal diameter. Skin rough to 

 the touch, as in many species of Squalus, but 

 without any evident tubercles or spines. Head 

 not distinct from the body, subtruncate in front, 

 slightly convex. Mouth subterminal, with very 

 small teeth, in seven or eight rows, in the lower jaw 

 distant and in quincunx ; those of the upper jaw 

 scarcely visible. Nostrils small, and placed near 

 the angles of the mouth, two feet apart. Eyes 

 prominent, lateral, four feet apart, and placed on an 



