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Carcharias walheelimii Gunther, Cat. Fishes British Mus., vol. 8, p. 359, 1870 

 (type; Japan).— Day, Fishes of India, pt. 4, p. 712, pi. 185, fig. 2, 1878 

 (Malabar). — Metveb, Anal. Sec. Espaii. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 14, p. 48, 

 1885 (Macassar, South Celebes). 



Carcharias walhcehmi Day, Fauna British India, Fishes, vol. 1, p. 10, 1889 

 (India, Malay Archipelago, Japan). — Bartlett, Sarawak Gazette, vol. 26, 

 No. 366, p. 133, 1896 (Baram and Moratabus). — SouxHWE^.r,, Ceylon Admin- 

 istr. Rep., 1912-13, p. E49. 



Carcharias walhchmii Pearson, Ceylon Administr. Rep., 1915-18, p. F8. — Tibant, 

 Service Oceanogr. Peches Indo-Chine, 6° note, p. 60, 1929 (Cochin-china). 



Carcharias tfalheemi Pillay, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 33, p. 350, 

 1929 (Travancore). 



ScoUodon ivalbcehmi Jordan and Snyder, Annot. Zool. Japon., vol. 3, p. 39 

 (127), 1901 (Nagasaki).— .Jordan and Evermann, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 vol. 2.5, p. 318, 1902 (Formosa). — .Jordan and Richardson, Mem. Carnegie 

 Mus., vol. 4, p. 161, pi. 63, fig. 2, 1909 (Takao).— Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. 

 Zool., vol. 36, p. 112, 1913 (Singapore, Columbo, Pinang). — Fowler, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1918, p. 2 (Philippines) ; Copeia, No. 58. p. 62, 

 1918 (Philippines) ; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 79, p. 256, 1927 

 (Philippines; Orion). — Wu, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, vol. 5, no. 4, 

 p. 6, fig. 4, 1929 (AjTioy). —Fowler, Hong Kong Nat., vol. 1, p. 84, 1930 

 (China) ; Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, p. 494, 1930 (Philippines; 

 Formosa). — Fang and Wang, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, vol. 8, p. 236, 

 fig. 10, 1932 (Chef 00). —Wang, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, vol. 9, p. 94, 



1933 (Ningpo; Wenchow).— Tanaka, Jap. Fish. Life Colours, No. 23, 1933.— 

 Heeee, Fishes Herre Philippine Exped. 1931, p. 11, 1934 (Manila; Duma- 

 guete). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 86, p. 406, fig. 1, 



1934 (Natal) ; vol. 87, p. 89, figs. 4-5, 1935 (Bangkok) ; vol. 89, p. 128, 1937 

 (Bangkok). — Sir'atti, Index Fish. Siam, p. 3, 1937 (Maenam Phatalung). 



ScoUodon iralhcehmii Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27 (1907) 

 p. 235, 1908 (Manila).- Hora, Mem. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 6, p. 464, 

 1924 (Tale Sap. Peninsular Siam). — Hebre, Journ. Pan-Pac. Res. Inst., vol. 

 8, no. 4, p. 6, 1933 (Dumaguete). — Roxas and Martin, Dept. Agr. Comm. 

 Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 13, 1937 (reference). — Fowler, List Fish. Malaya, 

 p. II, 1938 (reference). 



Carcharinus ivalbeehmi Barnard, Ann. South African Mus., vol. 21, pt. 1, p. 24, 

 pi. 1, fig. 2, 1925 (Natal coast). 



Depth 7 to 71^ to siibcaudal origin; head 4 to 4i/^, width 1% to 1%- 

 Snout 2l^ to 2^4 iii head, as seen from above nearly triangular or 

 somewhat pointed; eye 5i/> to IOV5, 3 to 4% in snout, 3 to 4% in 

 interorbital, orbit depth 1% to ly^ its length ; dentary width 3 to 3% 

 in head, length 1% to 1% in its width ; deep groove at mouth angle 

 with longer one above about long as eye and deeper shorter one on 

 lower jaw; teeth 26 to 28 rows in jaws, entire, upper little broader, 

 triangular, directed towards mouth sides, outer edge of each notched, 

 lower narrower, also inclined laterally ; nostrils about last % in pre- 

 oral length, aperture width 3% in internarial, front valve with short 

 narrow triangular papilla; interorbital 2 to 2i/^ in head, broad, 

 slightly convex. Gill openings equidistant, last 2 above pectoral 

 origin. 



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