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@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+-   [`0b89951`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/0b89951e22829e302f05d948ac8391d6300a39ea) - serialize the data type to a string and add comment
 -   [`ebd5886`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/ebd5886f97aef9dad8daf7df0d850882a767ca6b) - preserve formatting of original string serialization and rename internal files
 -   [`eab49ad`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/eab49ad435f6080ec28a8fbb75de4d9520bdd7e4) - ensure support for elements which are null or undefined
 -   [`f10a6aa`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/f10a6aaf98c37bb630ac75e1a50dd0bd4a0eb417) - ensure unique indices
@@ -795,6 +796,7 @@ A total of 44 issues were closed in this release:
 
 <details>
 
+-   [`0b89951`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/0b89951e22829e302f05d948ac8391d6300a39ea) - **fix:** serialize the data type to a string and add comment _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`d02089a`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/d02089a716cf72e62eb60d54f909f0b439a05196) - **chore:** minor clean-up _(by Philipp Burckhardt)_
 -   [`18f1915`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/18f191560f9322727ee126619e9e083187b64821) - **chore:** minor clean-up _(by Philipp Burckhardt)_
 -   [`a4a5a00`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/a4a5a0071775e446d59fb7eb2553e850f1a84b26) - **bench:** refactor to use string interpolation in `ndarray/base/assign` [(#11019)](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/11019) _(by Partha Das)_

base/ctor/lib/serialize2string.js

@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ function serialize2string( ctx, method, locales, options ) {
 		f = toStr;
 	}
 	ndims = ctx._shape.length;
-	dt = ctx._dtype;
+	dt = String( ctx._dtype );
 	isCmplx = isComplexDataType( dt );
 
 	// Function to invoke to create an ndarray:
-	str = format( 'ndarray( \'%s\', ', String( dt ) );
+	str = format( 'ndarray( \'%s\', ', dt );
 
 	// Data buffer parameter...
 	buffer = '';
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function serialize2string( ctx, method, locales, options ) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	ctor = CTORS[ dt ];
+	ctor = CTORS[ dt ] || CTORS[ 'generic' ]; // NOTE: we fallback to "generic" here, even though the underlying data buffer may be an exotic array type (e.g., struct array or specialized accessor array, etc). In which case, one would not be able to simply copy-paste the output string in order to create an equivalent ndarray, but this is likely okay, as such an end-user use case is likely not common.
 	str += replace( ctor, '{{data}}', buffer );
 	str += ', ';