iS/iarks of (he Familij Scylioiliiiiida2. 463 



"27. Scyliorh'inus edwardsii. 



Squalns catulus (iion Linn.), Edwards, Glean. Nat. Hist. iii. pi. cclxx.xi.v. 



(17G4). 

 ficylliuvi edwardsii, Cuv. Regne Anim. ed. 2, p. 386 (1829); Mull. & 



Henle, Plagiost. p. 4, pi. i. (1841); Diinieril, Elasniobr. p. .'519 



(ISer)) ; Giintli. Cat. Fisli. viii. p. 401 (1870). 

 Scyllium pictum, Mlill. it Jlenle, t. c. pp. 4 k 189. 



Upper i)ait3 of head, body, and paired fins with dark 

 brown reticulations ; back with several irregular dark cross- 

 bars. 



Huh. South Africa. 



In the Britisli Museum tliree specimens, IGO to 520 mm. 

 in total length. 



2. Pkistiukus. 

 Pristiurus, Bonap. Faun. Ital., Pesc. (1834). 



Differs from Scyliorhinus in having a series of enlarged 

 dermal denticles on each side of the upper edge of the caudal 

 tin. 



Three species. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



I. Anal tin ending at a short distance from the caudal. 

 Base of anal tin considerably longer than the distance 



from anterior edge of eye to origin of pectoral tin. 1. 7)ielonasto»nis. 

 Base of anal tin equal to the distance from anterior 



edge of eye to origin of pectoral tin 2. fnurinns. 



II. Anal tin separated from the caudal by a distance 



not much less than the length of its base .... 3. eadmaui. 



1. Pristiurus melanostomus. 



Guleus 7}ielasto7mis, Ratin. Caratt. p. 13 (1810). 



Fristiiincs nielanostomus, lionap. Faun. Ital., Pesc. (1834); Miill. & 



Henle, Plagiost. p. 15 (1841) ; Dum^iil, Elasmobr. p. 325 (ISUS) ; 



Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 407 (1870). 

 Pristiurus atlanticus, Vaill. Exp<5d. ' Travaillcur ' et ' Talisman,' Poiss. 



p. 59, pi. i. tig. 1 (188»). 



Hah. Coasts of Europe, from (Scandinavia to the Mediter- 

 ranean. 



In the British Museum twenty-four examples, measuring 

 up to 650 mm. in total length. 



2. I'riiit/urus tnurinus. 



J'ristiunis muritiiui, Coll. Forh. Vid. Selsk. Christian. UK)4, no. 9. p. 4, 

 and Rep. Norweg. Fish. ii. 1905, no. 3, p. 32, pi. i. fig. 3, 



