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originating above the posterior part of base of pelvics ; free edge 

 of the fin straight, posterior angle acute or rectangular ; length 

 of base more than the distance from second dorsal, which ter- 

 minates a little in advance of the origin of anal. Pectoral 

 extending ^ to |- of the distance from its origin to that of the 

 pelvics. Brownish, with numerous white spots and markings, 

 many of which form circles or enclose irregular areas. 

 Eastern and Southern Coasts of Australia. 



1. (750 mm.) New South Wales. G. Kreffi, Esq. 



2. (600 mm.) Sydnej'. Imperial Inst. 



3. (460 mm.) Tasmania. Haslar Coll. 



4. (2000 mm.) stiiffed. South Australia. 



2. Orectolobus .taponicus. 



Crossorhinus barbahts (non Gmelin) MUll. & Henle, Plagiost.. 

 p. 21, pi. V. (1841) ; Schleg. Faun. Japon., Poiss. p. 301 (1850). 



Crossorhimis barbattis (part.) Dumeril, Elasmobr. p. 338 (1865); 

 Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 414(1870). 



Oi^ectolohus barbatus Jord. & Fowler, Proc. U.S. ISTat. Mus. 

 xxvi. 1903, p. 606. 



Orectolobus japonictcs Regan, Ann. Mag. ISTat. Hist. (7) xviii. 

 1906, p. 435. 



Closely allied to 0. barbattts, but difiering in the following 

 characters: — ISTo papilliform projections above the eye. Nasal 

 cirrus with a simple branch. On each side 2 or 3 simple dermal 

 lobes above the upper lijD, followed by 3 or 4 near the angle of 

 the mouth, the first and last of which are bifid, and by 2, short, 

 broad and distally notched, at the side of the head. Fi-ee edge of 

 dorsal fins straight or .slightly concave. Pectoral extending at 

 least I of the distance from its origin to that of the pelvics. 

 Yellowish, upper surface with brownish vermiculations or reticu- 

 lations; back with broad dark-brown cross-bars, with yellow 

 vermiculations. 



Coasts of Japan and China. 

 1, 2. (1000 and 780 mm.) types of the species. Japan. 



3. Orectolobus ornatus. (Plate XI. fig. 2.) 

 Crossorhinus ornatus De Vis, Pi'oc. Linn. Soc. N". S. Wales 



viii. 1883, p. 289. 



Difiers from 0. barbatus as follows : — Nasal cirrus with a short 

 simple branch. Dermal lobes all simple, on each side 2 above 

 the upper lip, 2 at the angle of the mouth, and 2 at the side of 

 the head. Dorsal fins each with slightly convex free edge and 

 rounded posterior angle. Greyish ; back with dark brown cross- 

 bars ; a bar at the level of the pectorals and one in front of the 

 first dorsal have irregular edges and each encloses a pair of 

 ocelli ; the posterior ])ars nearly meet in the mid-ventral line ;. 

 fins with large dark spots. 



Queensland. 

 1. (180 mm.) Australia. 



