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arouftd my boat by dozens. At Mergui, large quantities 

 of shark's fins are exported by the Chinese as a delicacy. 

 There are several species, but I have not studied them. 

 Gigantic fossil teeth of a species of shark are found on 

 the Arracan coast. 



Squalus, Linn. 



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 RHINEODON SHARK. 



The natives describe to me a species like rhineodon, 

 " with the moulh placed at the tip of the snout.'' 

 Rhineodon, 

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HAMMER-HEADED SHARK. 



The curious shark with a head like a hammer, accor- 

 ding to an Englishman's imagination, but like a buffalo's 

 horned-head, according to the Burmese, is also abundant. 

 Zygana. 

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SAW-FISH. 



A species of saw-fish, with its snout " produced 

 into an osseous, flat, sword-shaped plate, armed with spines 

 on the sides, " frequents our waters. The bony snouts 

 are sometimes seen two feet long, and are by some sup- 

 posed to belong to the sword-fish. 

 Pristis. 

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SCATE. 



There are several species of scate or rays in our waters, 

 and all, so far as I have observed them," belong to that 

 section of the tribe that has the tail armed with serrated 

 spines. 



Trigonina. 



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TORPEDO. 



The torpedo, or electrical fish, is said to be found on 

 the Coast, but I have not met with it, 

 Torpedo ? 



