26 GIANT FISHES 



and that a certain Dr. Caius, in 1569, " compared its flesh to 

 that of the salmon, but admitted it was not quite so agreeable 

 to the palate ". 



The names Fox Shark and Whip-tailed Shark probably 

 refer to the length of its tail, while such popular names as 

 Thresher, Thrasher, Swingletail, Swiveltail, etc., have reference 

 to the peculiar method of feeding. The generic name, Alopia$, 

 is the Greek word for a fox, and the trivial name, vulpes, is 

 the Latin word for the same animal. 



