. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A Monograph of the Marine Fishes of South Africa. 39 on one or both jaws. Dermal denticles on side of tail not larger than those on rest of body. Various subgenera are often recognised and even raised to full generic rank (see Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. xxxvi, 1913), but so far as the South African fauna is concerned a subdivision of the genus seems unnecessary. The species are all very similar in general facies, yet the 10 South African species would be distributed into at least 5
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A Monograph of the Marine Fishes of South Africa. 39 on one or both jaws. Dermal denticles on side of tail not larger than those on rest of body. Various subgenera are often recognised and even raised to full generic rank (see Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. xxxvi, 1913), but so far as the South African fauna is concerned a subdivision of the genus seems unnecessary. The species are all very similar in general facies, yet the 10 South African species would be distributed into at least 5 III. Fig. 8.—Ventral views of the mouth and nostrils of A, Scylliorhinus africanus ; B, S. capensis ; C, 8. edwardsi. Key to the South African species (see fig. 8). I. Upper lip overlapping lower at corner of mouth. Upper labial fold, if present, very short. Lower labial fold short or moderate. Pelvics of (J united or at least contiguous at base (subgenus Scylliorhinus). A. Nasal flap with projecting cirrus. 1. Cirrus not reaching mouth .... africanus. 2. Cirrus long, reaching mouth .... 2^a?i^Aen'? B. Nasal flap without cirrus ...... capensis. II. Upper lip not overlapping lower. Labial folds vestigial or absent. Head broad, depressed. Stomach inflatable (subgenus Cephalosctjllium) sufflans. Upper lip not overlapping lower. Labiai folds (usually) distinct. Pelvics (usually) not united. A. No cirri on nasal flaps. 1. Nasal flaps confluent (subgenus Haploblepharus) . edwardsi. 2. Nasal flaps separate (subgenus Halaelurus). a. Length of base of anal more than its distance from caudal ...... regani. b. Length of base of anal less than its distance from caudal. i. Short labial folds in both jaws . natalensis. ii. No labial folds ..... p)unctatus. B. Cirrus on one or both nasal flaps (subgenus Aprisiurus). 1. Cirrus on both flaps ...... microps. 2. Cirrus on anterior flap only ..... saldanlia. Scylliorhinus africanus (Gmel.). Striped Dog-fish ; Lui-haai. 1849. Smith, lUustr.
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