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MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 
Subfamily SCOLIODONTIN^. 
Genus Scoliodon Muller and Henle, 1837. 
Scoliodon Muller and Henle, Ber. Verh. K. Pr. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1836 (1837), p. 114; 
Arch. Naturgesch. (Wiegmann) iii, 1, 1837, p. 397 ; Mag. Nat. Hist. (Charlesw.) 
ii, 1838, p. 35. Logotype, Carcharias laticaudus Muller and Henle. Id. Ogilby, 
Mem. Qld. Mus. i, 1912, p. 27. 
Scoliodon jordani Ogilby. 
(Text -figures 2 and 3). 
Carcharias acutus Ogilby, Cat. Fish. Austr. Mus. i, Pala?ichth., July 1888, p. 1, and Proc. 
Linn. Soe N. S. Wales (2) iii, 1889, p. 1766. Burnett River, Queensland. 
Specimen in Austr. Mus. seen. Not C. acutus Ruppell, Neue Wirbelth., Fische, 
1837, p. 65, pi. xviii, fig. 4, from the Red Sea. 
Scoliodon jordani Ogilby, Ann. Rept. Amat. Fish. Assoc. Qld. 1906-7 (July 1907), p. 12. 
Nom. nud. Id. Ogilby, Proc. Roy. Soc. Qld. xxi, 1908, p. 88. Outer Caloundra 
Bank, South Queensland ; 25 fathoms. Type lost. 
Scoliodon ajffinis Ogilby, Mem. Qld. Mus. i, Nov. 27, 1912, p. 29, et. ibid v, 1916, pp. 79 
and 94. Noosa Head, Queensland. Holotype (No. I. 1526) in Queensland 
Museum examined. 
Scoliodon longmani Ogilby Mem. Qld. Mus. i, Nov. 27, 1912, p. 30 et ibid v, 1916, pp. 80 
and 94. Moreton Bay, Queensland. Holotype (No. I. 292) in Queensland 
Museum examined. 
The type-specimen of Scoliodon jordani cannot now be found in the 
Queensland Museum, the “ Endeavour ” collections, or the Australian Museum, 
though the jaws may be preserved amongst those in the Amateur Fisherman’s 
Association of Queensland’s collection, though not labelled as such. Ogilby 
noted that he was present at the time this shark was captured so undoubtedly 
described it, with other fishes, aboard the c ' Endeavour,” and did not retain 
the type. 
The nominal species affinis and longmani have been fully described by 
Ogilby. but 1 do not regard the differences in the shape of the dorsal fin and 
the extent of the labial folds as sufficiently characteristic to distinguish more 
than one species. However, I now offer the first illustrations of the type- 
specimens so that other workers may judge for themselves. 
The jaws and teeth have been removed from the type of affinis and 
the corners of the mouth have been cut away so that it is now impossible 
to distinguish the upper labial fold which Ogilby described as “ very short 
and directed outwards at a right angle to the jaw.” 
As for the type of longmani , the specimen is curved and somewh 
hardened so that it is difficult to represent it in side view. Measurements 
taken on one side of the specimen do not coincide with those taken on the 
other and thus may be explained any slight discrepancies between my figure 
and the original description by Ogilby. In any case, the pectoral fins of 
lonqmani do not reach to below middle of first dorsal,” 
