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the barbed spine in its tail suggests cautious handling. The 

 odium in which it was held on board could be well gauged by 

 observing the viciousness with which the men employed impaled 

 it with the iron prodders provided before whirling it over the 

 bulwarks. 



It was taken along nearly the whole area traversed where the 

 trawl reached a depth of 20 fathoms or more. In shallower 

 water it was not obtained, and was consequentl}'' not represented 

 in our gatherings from Shoalhaven Bight and Jervis Bay. It was 

 netted freely in 84 fathoms, but was not secured at Station 16, 

 twenty-six miles from land, where the depth of 90 fathoms was 

 attained. As previously mentioned, however, no fishes were 

 there taken, due to an accident to the gear. 



Foetal specimens possess a small dorsal fin in advance of the 

 spine ; this is not present in the adult and its position is indicated 

 ■ only by a small scar. 



TEYGONOPTERA, dialler & Henle. 



TRYGONOPTERA TESTACEA, Midler & Henle. 



Common Stingareb. 



-Trygonoptera testacea, Miill. k Henle, Plagiost., 1838, p. 174, 

 pi. Ivii. 



Stations 1, 8, 9, 26, 32, 33, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55. 



Unlike the preceding, this species was taken only in compara- 

 tively shallow water, never exceeding 32 fathoms, and more 

 plentiful shoreward, being common on the 10-fathom line, within 

 which we did not venture. This is the form so freely taken 

 ■within the harljour and alone: the shore line. 



TRYGONOPTERA BUCCULENTA, Macleay. 

 Great Stingaree. 

 (Plate V. and fig. 3.) 



Urolophiis bucculentus, Macl., Pi'oc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., ix., 1885, 

 p. 172. 



Stations 11, 24, 25. 



Only thrice recognised ; the observations made upon this 

 species are necessarily scanty, more especially as the specimens 



