Plate XXXIV. liaskii 



sharks, taken fruin the bow of the rcseareh ship SiOiid iii the Firth 



of Clyde. 



(Top) Approaching the shark. Its mouth is wide open filtering off the plankton — note the gill 



rakers in the mouth, the gill slits and the widespread pectoral fms. The tip of the snout is just 



touching the surface, and the dorsal fin and the upper part of the tail are above the surface. The 



tail of a second shark, swimming slowly parallel to the first is also seen. 



(Bottom) Looking down from almost directly above the shark. 



Photographs by James Fraser 



