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FISHES. 
Alopecias vulpes (Gm.). Fox Shark. Thrasher. 
Accidental visitant from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean 
Sea, of rare occurrence. 
Scarborough, one seen, Sept. 1854 (Briggs, Zool., 1854, p. 
4513). : 
Bridlington, one, Oct. 15, 1868, 12 feet long ; now in the 
Leeds Museum. 
Whitby, one caught some years ago (Stephenson, MS.). 
Redcar, one washed ashore near the Tees mouth in Oct. 1879, 
five feet in length (Nelson, MS.). 
. Selache maxima (Gunner). Basking Shark. 
Supposed to have occurred near Scarborough on two occa- 
sions, but the evidence as to identification is insufficient. 
Fam. NOTIDANIDZ. 
. Notidanus griseus (Gm.). Grey Notidanus. 
Fam. SCYLLIIDZ. 
. Scyllium canicula (Z.). SGmall-spotted Dogfish. 
Resident, not uncommon along the coast. This species is 
the ‘ Nurse-Hound’ of Couch. At Redcar it is known as 
‘Sea-Nurse.’ 
Scyllium stellare (Z.). Large-spotted Dogfish. 
The only authority for including this species is its enumera- 
tion in Dr. Murray’s Scarborough list (1832). 
. Pristiurus melanostomus Soxzaf. Black-mouthed 
Dogfish. 
Fam. SPINACID. 
Acanthias vulgaris sso. Picked Dogfish. 
Resident, abundant. The common dogfish of the Yorkshire 
coast. At Redcar this is called ‘Sea-Dog.’ 
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