Garman.] 180 [November 4, 



Raja ocellata DeKay, New York Fauna, pt. nr, p. 369, pi. 65, fig. 

 212, 1842. 



Raja desmarestia DeKay, New York Fauna, pt. in, p. 372, 1842. 

 — Storer, Synopsis of the Fishes of North America, p. 259, 1846. 



Raja chautenay Storer, Synopsis of the Fishes of North America, 

 p. 260, 1846. 



Raja desmarestia Dumeril, Elasmobranchs, Tom. i, pt. ii, p. 551, 

 1870. 



The outlines of the anterior border of the pectorals are more sinu- 

 ous than in radiata, and form a sharper angle at the end of the 

 snout. The rostral cartilage is long, narrow, slender, and rounded 

 on the lower side, or subtriangular. It tapers gradually, and is 

 pointed at the end. The scales are very small; many of them are 

 only perceptible to the touch ; all are very sharp. They are most 

 numerous on the anterior portion of the pectoral, over the head, on 

 the rostrum, on the middle of the back, and on the tail between the 

 rows of larger scales. There are larger spines around the eyes and 

 spiracles, on the middle of the rostrum, in a median dorsal row from 

 the head to the second caudal, and in two lateral rows on the tail. 

 The rows on the side of the tail are at a little distance from the 

 membrane. The spines in these rows are directed outward and up- 

 ward ; they are very sharp, and have the points turned toward the 

 end of the tail. 



Larger and smaller spines alternate in the rows. In the middle of 

 each shoulder there is one large spine. A single spine stands be- 

 tween the caudal fins ; the tail extends a short distance beyond the 

 posterior. 



The claspers are wide, deeply split, and pointed. Color brown, 

 with bands, bars, lines, blotches and spots of darker in the middle of 

 the pectoral. On each side of the rostrum there is a large, translu- 

 cent space, which in some specimens is quite white. 



Size of a male-, from Penikese Island: L. 221, 6f, 14j. W. 13J. 

 Teeth ff. 



We have no adult female. 



5, Raja lsevis. 



Raja Icevis Mitch., Amer. Month. Mag., Vol. n, p. 327, 1817. 



Raja batis Storer, Report Fish. Mass., p. 193, 1839. 



Raja Icevis DeKay, New York Fauna, pt. in, p. 370, 1842. 



Raja ocellata Storer, Synopsis Fish. N. Amer., p. 258, 1846. 



Raja Icevis Storer, Synopsis Fish. N. Amer., p. 259, 1846. 



