Material Examined

Australia: AMS I.10825, female, 695 mm (possible holotype of H. dakini Whitley, 1931), Victorian coast, 1910, Endeavour, AMS IB.3277, female, 720 mm, New South Wales, off Barrenjoey, Jan. 1955, J. E. Smith; AMS I.13929, female, 778 mm, New South Wales, N.E. of Cape Solander, 56 fathoms, 1916, State Trawling Dept.; AMS I.10795, female, 822 mm (supposed holotype of H. dakini Whitley, 1931), Victorian coast, 60 miles S. of Cape Everard, 60–70 fathoms, 1910, Endeavour. AMS I.10794, male, 845 mm (paratype of H. dakini Whitley, 1931), same data as AMS I.10795.

New Zealand: DM 4951, female, 805 mm, Doubtless Bay, 80 fathoms, Feb. 2, 1969, L. J. Paul; DM 4952, male, 856 mm, between Plate Island and White Island, 65–110 fathoms, Feb. 9, 1969, L. J. Paul; DM 1947, male 857 mm, Castlepoint, 40–50 fathoms, Jul. 11, 1956, F. Abernethy; DM 3103, male, 860 mm, off Plate Island, 124–190 fathoms, Feb. 1961, W. Sampson; DM 3023, female, 964 mm, Palliser Bay, 15 fathoms, Mar. 15, 1954, F. Abernethy; DM 3022, female, 1016 mm, off Te Awaiti, 40–70 fathoms, Jul. 8, 1955, F. Abernethy; DM 1848, four females, 1044 mm, 1072 mm, 1078 mm and 1305 mm, Hawke Bay, 180 fathoms, Dec. 16, 1955, J. A. F. Garrick; DM 4953, female, 1100 mm, N.W. of Cape Farewell, 200 fathoms, Jul. 30, 1969, L. J. Paul; CM (no number), female, 1100 mm, probably from Kaikoura; DM 1870, female, 1104 mm, Kaikoura, off Oaro, 100 fathoms, Feb. 14, 1956, R. Baxter; DM 2180, female, 1340 mm, Palliser Bay, 30 fathoms, Mar. 14, 1957, J. Slater; CM (no number), female, 1365 mm, Kaikoura, off Oaro, 180 fathoms, Feb. 1954, R. Baxter; also DM 2745, female, damaged and with some fins removed, not measured by us because of this, but length given by Parrott (1953) as 52 in. (1320 mm), Tasman Bay, off Cape Susie (presumably Cape Soucis), Apr. 18, 1950, J. Cotton.

Atlantic: Measurements from Bigelow and Schroeder (1948, p. 89) of MC2 35897, male 698 mm and female 932 mm, Cuba.