A REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN ORECTOLOBIDAE. 279 
posteriorly. Three last gill-openings above the pectorals, 
which are rounded-quadrangular, as also are the ventrals; 
both are proportionally longer than in C. barbatus. First 
dorsal fin inserted almost wholly above the ventrals, the 
base of the second terminating almost quite in front of the 
anal; both dorsals about equal in size, with the outer 
border rounded; interdorsal space about one-fourth of the 
basal length. Anal fin small, longer than high, low and 
rounded. Caudal. fin commencing almost immediately 
behind the anal; like C. barbatus it has a very small notch 
on the hinder border and a triangular one on the lower. 
‘‘Brown; the young with distinct dusky cross bands; one 
on the snout; a Second on the head; a third between the 
pectorals; a fourth much broader one from the middle of 
the back to the ventrals; a fifth which includes the greater 
part of the first dorsal fin; a sixth which similarly includes 
the second; and three which follow one another on the base, 
the middle, and the distal third of the caudal fin. These 
cross bands become obscure in adult examples, being replaced 
by scattered black roundish spots. Lower surface yellow, 
the lips and chin spotted with brown; in young examples 
the under surface of the tail shows broad bands, in the 
adult some inconspicuous spots. The scales are small, 
glossy smooth, quadrangular, rhomboidal, or trapezoidal. 
Two female examples of different ages show some mucous 
tubes on the head; on the back also are irregular convex 
rows of oval or round pitted cutaneous papillee, which in 
the larger attain a diameter of five millimeters.’ (tentacu- 
latus, bearing tentacles)—| Peters]. 
Total lengthto 900mm. South Australia (Port Adelaide 
fide Peters); North Australia (Cape York fide Gunther). 
The only specimen examined by us is a stuffed skin in 
the Australian Museum, of a female from Port Adelaide, 
South Australia. It differs from the above description 
