BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 351 



1072. Oarchaeixts Mulleri, Mull. & Henle. 



Mull. & Henle, p. 30, pi. 19, fig. 1, teeth. — Dum. Elasmobr., 

 p. 347.— Gunth., Cat. Fishes, VIII., p. 360. 



Snout elongate and pointed ; mouth nearly as long as broad. 

 Teeth in the middle of the lower jaw small, those on the sides 

 much larger and swollen at the base, with an oblique narrow 

 cusp ; the upper teeth flat and oblique, none denticulated. End 

 of the base of the first dorsal fin opposite to the origin of the 

 ventrals. Second dorsal very small ; anal in advance of the 

 second dorsal. 



Cape York. 



1073. Carciiarias Macloti, Mull. & Henle. 



Midi. & Henle, p. 34, pi. 10. — Dum. Elasmobr., p. 350. — Gunth., 

 Cat. Eishes, VEIL, p. 302. 



Snout long, pointed, the nostrils being nearer the mouth 

 than to the extremity of the snout. The teeth of the upper jaw 

 with the base denticulated on both sides ; lower teeth without 

 denticulations. 



Fort Jackson. 



1074. Carcharias glaucus, E. 



Mull. & Henle, p. 36, pi. 11. — Dum. Elasmobr., p. 353. — Gunth., 

 Cat. Eishes, VIIL, p. 364. 



" The Blue Shark" of European Seas. 



Snout very long, nostrils rather nearer to the mouth than to 

 the extremity of the snout. No labial fold, except a groove 

 at the angle of the mouth. Teeth serrated, those of the upper 

 jaw oblique, scarcely constricted near the base ; those of the 

 lower jaw slender, triangular in young specimens, lanceolate 

 with a broad base in adults. Fectoral fin long, falciform, 



