360 MK. C. TATE REGAN ON SHARKS [^PI"- 28, 



Scyllium malaisiamim Less. Yoy. Ooquille, Zool. ii, p. 94, 

 pi. vi. (1830); Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 411 (1870). 



Chiloscyllium malaianum Miill. & Henle, Plagiost. p. 20 (1841) ; 

 Dumeril, Elasmobr. p. 332 (1865). 



Apparently closely allied to the two preceding species, but 

 withovit the ocellus above the pectoral fin ; spots on the body 

 as in C, ocellatum, but more numerous ; indistinct cross-bars 

 on the back and spots on the dorsal fins as in the two preceding 

 species. 



Waigiou. 



4. Chiloscyllium punctatum. 



Chiloscyllium pimctaium Miill. & Henle, Plagiost. p. 18, pi. iii. 

 (1841); Bleek. Yerh. Bat. Gen. sxiv. 1852, Plagiost. p. 22; 

 Dum6ril, Elasmobr. p. 330 (1865); Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 413 

 (1870). 



Chiloscyllium griseitm Miill. & Henle, t. c. pi. iv. 



No dorsal keel, except between the dorsal fins. Mouth much 

 nearer to the vertical from the eyes than to the end of snout ; 

 fold of lower lip continuous ; nasal cirrus extending well beyond 

 the edge of nasal valve. Nearly the whole of the spiracle below 

 the eye. First dorsal originating above the anterior part of base 

 of pel vies ; free edge of the fin concave ; length of base not much 

 less than the distance from second dorsal. Origin of anal at a 

 distance from the vertical from the end of base of second dorsal 

 equal to less than | the length of the latter ; length of base of 

 anal from a little more than | to nearly | of that of the lower 

 caudal lobe in front of the notch. Pectoral extending f to | of 

 the distance from its origin to that of the pelvics. Body with 

 or without small dark spots ; young with broad dark cross-bars, 

 one across the head, one at the level of the pectorals, one just in 

 front of and another at the posterior end of each of the dorsal 

 fins, and three behind the second doi-sal. 



Malay Archipelago. 



1. (640 mm.) $, uniformlj' greyish. Thursday Is., Torres Stv. Earl of Crawford. 



2. (600 mm.) <?, with scattered Singapore. Fisheries Exhib. 



dark spots, without cross-bars. 



3. (340 mm.) $ , with cross-bars, Java. Dr. P. Bleeker. 



without spots. 



5. Chiloscyllium griseum. (Plate XI. fig. 1, and Plate XIII. 

 fig. 1.) 



Chiloscyllium j^lcigiosttm, var. 1, Miill. & Henle, Plagiost. p. 18 

 (1841). 



Chiloscyllium griseum Miill. & Henle, t. c. p. 19. 



Chiloscyllium plagiositm (part.) Cantor, Cat. Mai. Fish. p. 392 

 (1850). 



Chiloscyllium jylagiosum Bleek. Yerh. Bat. Gen. xxiv. 1852, 

 Plagiost. p. 17; Dumeril, Elasmobr. p, 328 (1865); Day, Fish. 

 Malabar, p. 267 (1865). 



