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MR R. S. CLARK ON THE 



VI. COLLECTION OF FISHES FROM CAPE COLONY. 



Thirty-seven species were secured in May 1!)04 chiefly from trawlings made at 

 Table Bay, False Bay, oil' Dassen Island and at Saldauha Bay. 



The collection contains a large number of specimens of sharks of the families 

 Carchariidat, Scyliorhinidce and Squalidce. 



Two species have not been previously recorded from the Cape, Mustelus 

 maculatus and Scatharus grcecus while a third, Caranx dentex, has been con- 

 sidered a doubtful record. 



The occurrence of Mustelus maculatus at Station 483 is extremely interesting, 

 as the locality of this species was hitherto unknown. 1 



All the others have been recorded either from the Cape, by Dr Gilchrist, 2 or 

 from Natal, by Mr C. Tate Regan. 3 Three species are recorded by Dr Giinther in 

 the Challenger Report on Shore Fishes. 



The following details are extracted from the Station Log of the Scotia, and 

 are inserted here for greater convenience. 



BDELLOSTOMATIU^;. 

 Bdellostoma cirrkatum Forst. 

 Station 482 (b). 



SCYLIORHINID^E. 



Scyliorhinus africanus (Gmel.). 

 Station 483. 



Scyliorhinus edwardsii (Cuv.). 

 Stations 482 (a) and 483. 



1 Brit. Mus. Cat., vol. viii., p. 388. 



2 Marine Investigations in South Africa, vol. i. Annals of the South African Museum, vol. vi., pts. 2 and 3. 



3 Annals Natal Government Museum, vol. i., pt. 1, 1906 ; pt. 3, 1908. 



