194 report — 1845. 



Scyllium burgeri, M. unci H., seite 8. taf. 2. 

 Hab. Sea of Japan. 



Chiloscyllium plagiosum, Bennett (Scyllium), Life of Raffles, p. 693 ; 

 M. und H. p. 17. Scyllium ornatum, Gray, Hardw. 111. t. 98. f. 2. var. 2. 

 M. und H. ; Icon. Reeves, 252 ; Hardw. Cartil. 45. var. 3. M. und H. Chi- 

 nese name, Pan chuh sha, " Striped bamboo shark " (Birch, Reeves); Icon. 

 Reeves, a. 2 ; Hardw. Cartil. 44 ; Chinese name, Ta sha, var. 4 M. und H. 



The British Museum possesses an example of the second variety which was brought from 

 China by John Reeves, Esq., and there are others in the collection of the Cambridge Philo- 

 sophical Society, also obtained at Canton by the Rev. George Vacliell. Figure 252 in Mr. 

 Reeves's portfolio measures 2 feet 4 inches, and (3 2 nearly 14 inches. 



Hab. Seas of Japan and China, the Indian ocean and the coasts of the Brazils! (M. 

 und H.) 



Crossorrhinus barbatus, Lin. (Squalus); M. und H. 21. taf. 5. Watt's 

 shark, Phillips's Voy. to Bot. Bay, p. 168. pi. 43. Le squale barbu, Brouss. 

 Lacep. i. p. 247. Squalus barbatus et lobatus, Bl. Schn. pp. 128, 137. 

 Scyllium lobatum, Cuv. Reg. An. ii. p. 387. 



Hab. Seas of Japan and Australia. An Australian specimen exists in the museum at 

 Haslar. 



Fam. Carcharid^:. 



Carcharias [Scoliodon] acutus, Riipp. Chondr. p. 5. taf. 18. f . 4 ; M. 

 und H. 29. Scoliodon russellii, Gray. Icon. Reeves, a. 5 ; Hardw. Cart. 

 50 & 47. Chinese name, Sha tsze, " Sharkling" (Birch) ; Sha yu, " Shark- 

 fish " (Reeves) ; Sha u (Bridgem. Chrest. 184). 



The British Museum possesses a specimen of this shark from Canton, presented by John 

 Reeves, Esq. 



Hab. China seas, Canton. Javan sea. Indian ocean and Red sea. 



Carcharias [Prionodon] dussumieri, Valenc. ; M. et H. 47; Icon. 

 Reeves, a. 1 ; Hardw. Cartil. 51. Chinese name, Tse tow sha, " Regular 

 head shark" (Birch); Chae tow sha, " Even -headed shark" (Reeves) 

 (Bridgem. Chrest. 186). 

 Hab. China sea. Canton. Indian ocean. 



Carcharias (Prionodon) melanopterus, Quoy et Gaim., Freyc. Voy. 

 pi. 43. f. 12 ; Bennett, Life of Raffl. p. 693 ; Rupp. Chondr. p. 3 ; M. und 

 H. 43. Sq. requin, Lacep. i. p. 169. pi. 8. f. 1 ; Icon. Reeves, a. 3 ; Hardw. 

 Cart. 49. Chinese name, Woo yih sha (Birch); Woo yih sha, "Black- 

 finned shark" (Reeves) ; U sih sha (Bridgem. Chrest. 187). 

 Hab. China sea. Waigiou. Javan sea. Timor. Australian seas. Red sea. 



Sphyrna zyg^ena, Rondelet, p. 389; Ray; Lin. Bloch, 117 {Squalus), 

 Koma sorra, Russ. 12. Zygcena malleus, Valenc. Mem. du Mus. ix. p. 223. 

 pi. 11. f. 1; Yarrell, ii. p. 406. Z. lewisii, Griff. An. Kingd. pi. 50. 

 Sphyrna zygcena, M. und H. 52 ; Icon. Reeves, a. 4 ; Hardw. Cart. 59. 

 Chinese name, Kung tsze sha (Birch) ; Kung tsze means children's toys 

 (Reeves); Kung tsz mo sha (Bridgem. Chrest. 189). 



llab. China seas. Canton. Indian ocean. Brazilian coasts. Mediterranean. Coasts of 

 France and English channel. 



Fam. Galeid/f. 



Galeus japonicus, M. uml H. 58. 



Hab. Sea of Japan. 



