. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 210 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Anterior lobes of pelvics fin-like and continuously connected with posterior lobes along outer margin of fin. First and second dorsals confluent, sometimes with a small interdorsal space; second dorsal usually slightly smaller than first. Vertebral count: Vtr 31-33; Vprd 55-58; V27 88-90. Colour Dorsal surface of disc uniformly brown to grey, sometimes with numerous dark spots, especially in juveniles. Norman (1935) reports the presence of a naevus-\ike ocellus
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 210 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Anterior lobes of pelvics fin-like and continuously connected with posterior lobes along outer margin of fin. First and second dorsals confluent, sometimes with a small interdorsal space; second dorsal usually slightly smaller than first. Vertebral count: Vtr 31-33; Vprd 55-58; V27 88-90. Colour Dorsal surface of disc uniformly brown to grey, sometimes with numerous dark spots, especially in juveniles. Norman (1935) reports the presence of a naevus-\ike ocellus at the base of each pectoral fin, particularly in adults. Ventral surface uniformly pale or with irregularly arranged darker blotches and patches on pectorals and pelvics. Raja wallacei (PI. 12 B; Figs 19 A, B) Raja bamardi (non Norman) Wallace, 1967: 39, figs 20, 21. Type The holotype of R. wallacei, an adult male (842 mm total length), trawled at 34°io'S, i7°45'E in 292 metres, in the collection of the Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban. The paratype, a female (489 mm total length) Fig. 19. Raja wallacei. A: external view of right clasper from the dorsal side. B: lateral view of right clasper, opened to show structural features of the clasper glans. ap —apopyle; cf—cleft; dd—dermal denticles; hp —hypopyle; pt—promontory; rh—rhipidion; se —sentina; sh—shield; si —slit; sp—spike; st— Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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