. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 130 NEW SHARKS AND FISHES FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Interorbital convex. Snout gothic arched, blunter than in Longmania calamaria (to which it bears a superficial resemblance except that it has less than thirty teeth across jaws). Head in total length. Preoral length more than width of mouth. No spiracle. Teeth of both jaws serrated on cusps and shoulders. Dental formula: — 25 = —. Teeth deflected outwards in each jaw, notched, and 24. serrated almost to tips, those on either side of symphysis smaller than lateral ones.
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 130 NEW SHARKS AND FISHES FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Interorbital convex. Snout gothic arched, blunter than in Longmania calamaria (to which it bears a superficial resemblance except that it has less than thirty teeth across jaws). Head in total length. Preoral length more than width of mouth. No spiracle. Teeth of both jaws serrated on cusps and shoulders. Dental formula: — 25 = —. Teeth deflected outwards in each jaw, notched, and 24. serrated almost to tips, those on either side of symphysis smaller than lateral ones. Inner edge of each tooth in upper jaw slightly convex; outer edge deeply notched with coarse serrae on basal Fig. 1. Whaler Shark, Galeolamna isobel Whitley. Type. Nostrils nearer mouth than to end of snout. Nasal cirrhus small. Labial folds very short. Endolymphatic openings inconspicuous. Body: Spindle-formed. Lateral line obsolescent. An interdorsal ridge present anteriorly, becoming indistinct before the second dorsal fin. No keel on caudal peduncle which has a lunate pit above and below. Pit organs small and numerous. No umbilical scar. Shagreen of small, close- set, imbricate denticles, each crossed by three (or sometimes four or five) carinae. Measurements: Following the symbols listed in Proc. Linn. Soc. , lxviii., 1943, pp. 114-115, the dimensions in mm. are as follows: — 158 2 200 3 76 4 83 5 188 6 412 7 18 8 9 80 650 2 450 3 280 4 118 [.10 (no spiracle) 11 13 12 48 13 67 14 62 15 1 16 2 17 17 18 17 65 9 46 10 37 11 32. 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 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]
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