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Sphyrna zygsena (Linnaeus). 



Hammer-head Shark. 



The writer (1907) has described the capture and given full 

 and careful measurements of a female hammer-head Shark, 

 Sphyrna zygaena, 12 feet 6 inches long. This has for some 

 years remained the record shark in the Beaufort region not 

 merely for hammerheads but for all species. A new record 

 however was established during 1910 by Coles' capture of a 

 hammer-head 14 feet 3 inches long. This was also a female 

 which while being hauled up gave birth to 5 young averaging 

 29 inches in length. That this fish is more plentiful than is 

 commonly thought is attested by the fact that during June 

 and July, 1910, the writer took more than a dozen young ones 

 averaging 18 to 24 inches long at various fishing grounds in 

 ISTewport River. Fewer were taken in 1911. 



Squatina squatina (Linnaeus). 



Angel-fish; Monk-fish. 



The only published record of the capture of this curious 



shark is by Smith in his Fishes of North Carolina (1907). 



This was in April, 1904, while in the same month in 1910 Coles 



took another at the same place. Cape Lookout. He reports that 



several were taken there in 1911. 



Raja eglanteria Bosc. 



Clear-nose; Brier Ray. 



The present writer has elsewhere (1910) recorded the finding 

 of a dead and half dried specimen of the clear-nose ray, on 

 Fort Macon Beach and its deposit in the museum of the labora- 

 tory. Dr. Smith (1907) writes that he saw numerous rays of 

 this species on the beach at Cape Lookout in April, 1904. Coles 

 says that he found them abundant there in April, 1910, but saw 

 none in July. From this we may conclude that they are possi- 

 bly only winter migrants to our coast. 



Albula vulpes (Linnaeus). 



Lady-fish; Wolf -fish. 



The lady-fish, or wolf-fish, Alhula vulpes, has been recorded 



from Beaufort by Yarrow (1877), but has not since been taken 



