PLATE CXIV. 
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of Britain, and obligingly communicated to us by Mr. Statchbury, 
of the Old Jewry, London. 
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As the individual specimen above mentioned is the only one of its 
kind that has occurred to our observation, we are unable to deter- 
mine. if this curious species ever attains to a larger size ; though we 
should rather suspect it may. Whether, however, it be in the 
young or adult state, it is obviously of a species not hitherto de- 
scribed by any author, and is therefore to be regarded as an interesting 
addition to the Raja genus ' and to the British Fuujiu in particular. 
Should this fish grow to a large size it must become a powerful 
and formidable animal. The whole of the upper surface is aculeated, 
or beset with spines of a small size, interspersed with others which 
are much larger in proportion to the magnitude of the fish than is 
observeable in any other of the Ray tribe. The greater spines are of 
two kinds; those with a large subconic furrowed base, and such as 
are distinguished by their remarkable radiated processes, divergent 
at the base as from a common center, and assuming altogether a sin- 
gular stellated appearance. Those with a conic base are disposed 
chiefly in a single series along the back and tail ; and the others, which 
are radiated at the base, are scattered over the surface of the wings ; 
the latter-mentioned spines are extremely curious, and appear to b« 
entirely peculiar to this particular species. 
