462 ]\Ii. ('. T. Hegaii on the 



Scyllium brevicolle, Pliilippi, An. Univ. Chile, Ixxi. 1887, p. 008, pi. vii. 



fig. 5. 

 Scy Ilium gnyi, Philippi, Zool. Garten, 1887, p. 86. 

 ScylUum chilense (non Guichen.), Vaill. Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, Poiss. 



p. 10, pi. i. tig. 1 (1891). 



Back with dark blotches or transverse bars; upper parts 

 witli rounded bhickish spots and usually with some pale spots. 



Hah. Chile and Patai^-onia. 



In the British ]\lu.eeani eight specimens, 280 to 750 mm. 

 in total length, including the tyjie of the species. 



24. Scyliorhinus chileusis. 



Scyllium chilense, Guichen. in Gav, Fauna Chilena, Pisces, p. 362 (1847) ; 

 Gunth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 405 (1870): Philippi, An. Univ. Chile, 

 Ixxi. 1887, p. 556, pi. vii. fig. 4. 



Coloration as in the preceding species, but no pale spots. 

 Hah. Chile. 



In the British Museum four examples, iJoO to 5r)0 mm. in 

 total length. 



2b. Sci/liorhinua iiuiculatas. 



Squalus viaculatus, Schneid. Block's System. lehthyol. p. 130 (1801). 

 Scyllium maculatu7n, Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 401 (1870). 

 Catulus labiosus, Waite, Rec. Austral. Mus. vi. 1906, p. 57, fig. 23. 



Body with scattered rounded daik spot.s. 



Hab. Australia. 



The specimen in the British Museum, 550 mm. in total 

 length, from Bramble Bay*, was erroneously described by 

 Glint her as having the nasal valves confluent in front of the 

 mouth. AVaite's figure, based on a specimen from Free- 

 mantle, Western Australia, shows very accurately the structure 

 and position of the nasal valves, labial folds, &c. 



26. Scyliorhinus marinoratus. 



Scyllium marmoratian, Bennett, in ' Life of Raffles," p. 693 (1830) ; 



Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 400 (1870). 

 Scyllium maculatum (non Bl. Schn.), Grav, lud. Zool. pi. xcviii. fig. 1 



(1832) ; Mull. & Henle, Plagiost. p. *5, pi. vii. (1841) ; Dum^ril, 



Elasmobr, p. 319 (1865). 



Upper parts with immerous brown spots which may unite 

 to form undulating bands or rings enclosing pale spots. 



Hah, India ; Malay Archipelago. 



In the British Museum eight specimens, 340 to G20 mm. 

 in total length, including the type of S. maculatum, Gray. 



* ':' Bramhle Cay, aii island in the Gulf of Papua. 



