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SCYLLIID.E. 



"The first dorsal fins above or behind the 

 ventrals, without spine ; an anal fin. No mem- 

 branse nictitans. Spiracle always distinct. Mouth 

 inferior. Teeth small, several series being generally 

 in function." 



I have received Scyllium Maculatum from Hobart Town, 

 through Mr. Lavington Roop ; but I have not seen it from the 

 Victorian waters. 



CESTEACIONTIDiE. 



" Two dorsal fins, with spines, the first opposite 

 to the space between the pectorals and ventrals ; 

 the second in advance of the anal. Nostrils and 

 buccal cavity confluent. Mouth rather narrow, 

 the upper lip divided into seven lobes, the lower with 

 a fold. Spiracles small, below the posterior part 

 of the eye. Gill-openings rather narrow. Dentition 

 similar in both jaws, viz., small obtuse teeth in 

 front, which in young individuals are pointed and 

 provided with from three to five cups. The lateral 

 teeth large, pad-like, twice as broad as long, 

 arranged in oblique series, one series being formed 

 by much larger teeth than those on the other 

 series. 



" Pacific and East Indian Archipelago." 



