S Q U A L U S .
G E N E R IC C H A R A C T E R .
Spiracula v . a d latera colli, corpVrS oblon-
g um , teretiusculum. Os in anteriore p a rte
capitis.
F i v e s p i r a c l e s a t th e s id e o f th e n e c k ; th e
b o d y o b l o n g , r o u n d i s h ; t h e m o u th in th e
a n t e r io r (a n d u n d e r ) p a r t o f th e h e a d .
T h e situation and shape o f the fins, as expressed in the figu re ; the inferior lobe o f the caudal fin somewhat
falcate.
T h e upper imrt o f the head, back, and sides, d usk y ; the belly and parts below whitish.
Length, from the root o f the rostrum to the caudal fin - - - - - 14 6
to the first dorsal fin - - - - - - - - - 7 6
from the first to the second dorsal fin - - - - - - 2 8
o f the rostrum - - - - - 7 6
o f the caudal fin - - - - - - - - - - 2 8
distance between the eyes . - . . - - - - 1 o
N o . XII,
S q u a l u s capite latissimo, transverse, malleiformi.
T h e S q u a l u s , w i t h a v e r y b r o a d , t r a n s v e r s e , h a m m e r - l ik e h e a d .
Squalus T^ygcena, L in n . 5 . AT 3 99.
C a l l e d b y th e N a t i v e s , K o m a S o r r a .
T h e singular form o f the balance, or hammer-headed shark, sufficiently distinguishes it, not only from others
o f the same genus, but from all other fish whatsoever. It has five spiracles on each side; the mouth is
furnished with several rows o f teeth; the eyes large, and the apertures behind them oblong; the anal and
hinder dorsal fins small.
T h e subject drawn, measured twenty-two inches.
T h e y are seldom found o f a larg er size a t V iza gapa tam; but are said, in other parts, to arrive to the size of
four or five feet.
T h is and the Z y g^ n a are rather rare at Vizagapatam, and are seldom brought larger than twenty inches, or
two feet, in length. I never happened to meet with either at sea.
No. XIV.
S q u a lu s corpore sub-rotundo ; foraminibus a d ocidos nullis ; dentibus acutis.
T h e S q u a l u s w ith a ro u n d ish b o d y ; n o a p e rtu re s b e h in d th e e y e s ; th e teeth sh a rp .
C a lle d b y th e N a tiv e s P ala S o r r a .
T he head oblong, depressed; rostrum obtuse, thin, pellucid. T h e mouth, about an inch and a ha lf from the
point o f the nose, set with teeth in several rows.
TheA«-L T h e pectoral or lateral fins, close to the posterior spiracula; the first dorsal rises ha lf an inch
farther back, and the second (which was v ery small) two inches from the first; the anal, a little before the
second dorsal; the slanting extremity o f the caudal fin emarginate.
T h e colour, o f the upper parts, darkbh; of the belly, a dull white. T h e skin appears to be smooth, but feels
rough when stroked upwards.
T h e subject measured eight inches, from the point o f tire rostrum to the ta il; the caudal fin three inches.
No. XIII.
S q u a l u s rostro longo, ensiformi, osseo, p iano, ulrinque dentato, denticulis semisagittatis.
T h e S q u a l u s w i t h a l o n g , sw o r d - fo rm , b o n y , f la t r o s t r u m , d e n t i c u la t e d o n e a c h s id e , th e
d e n t i c le s h a lf - b a r b e d .
Squalus Pristis, L in n . S . X . p . 2 41.
C a l l e d b y th e N a t i v e s Y a h l a .
T h e teeth on each side o f the long rostrum, are not exactly opposite to each o th e r ; all o f them are bearded on
the posterior side. T h e mouth beneath, and the five spiracula on each side, as in the rest o f the genus. T eeth
granular. T h e eyes large, oval, prominent. Nostrils oblique, near the base o f the rostrum; the foramina
behind the eyes, linear, slanting.
T h e back and sides convex, the breast and be lly flat. T h e trunk from the first dorsal fin, diminishingrapidly,
becomes rounder towards the tail. T h e anus is situated between the ventral fins, and pa rtly covered by a
membrane.
No. XV.
foram inibus mdlis a d oculos ; narihus remotioribus ; p inna caudcdi obliqua, Integra.
T h e S q u a lu s w ith n o a p e rtu re s b e h in d th e e y e s ; th e n o s trils d is ta n t; th e o b liq u e c au d al
fin en tire.
Called b y th e Na tiv e s S o r r a K o w a h .
T his differs chiefly from the last in the distance o f the nostrils from the eyes; and the size and shape o f the
caudal fin. In the want o f the foramina, in the mouth, teeth, the disposition o f the fins, and roughness o f the
skin, they agree. There is no visible lateral line.
T h e colour, is a little lighter than the former.
T h e length to the tail -
o f the caudal fin - - - - - - g