cuvier's ray. 31 g 



tuberances. This elegant species is described by 

 Cepede from a specimen preserved in the Museum 

 of the Prince of Orange, now translated to Paris, 

 and forming a part of the national Museum of 

 France. 



ARABIAN RAY. 



Raja Djiddensis. R. subelongata suhcinerea scahra, maculis 

 ovatis albidis. 



Subelongated^ subcinereous, rough ray^ with whitish^ ovate 

 spots. 



Raja Djiddensis. R. pinna caudce biloba, SfC. Forslc, Arab. p. 18, 



Of similar shape with the two preceding : length 

 about two yards: colour pale cinereous, with the 

 dorsal and anal fins of a more glaucous cast : skin 

 roughish : back pretty convex, and marked on the 

 widest part with ovate whitish spots : colour of the 

 under parts whitish ; varied beyond the vent with 

 irregular dusky bars. Native of the Red Sea : ob- 

 served by Forskal. 



CUVIER*S RAY. 



Raja Cuvieri. R. subrhombeo-elongata, fiisca, subnigro macu" 



lata, Cauda triplici aculeorum serie. 

 Subrhombic- elongated brown Ray, with blackish spots, and 



three rows of spines on the tail. 

 Raja Cavier. Cepede. 



Allied to the preceding species, but of a less 

 lengthened shape, so as almost to resemble the first 

 V. V. p. II. 22 



