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MARINE FISHKS (Local). 

 MARSIPOBRANCHII. 

 Lamprey Eel, Petromiizon marinus 6 months 



ELASMOBRANCHII. 



Family Galeidae. 



Smooth Dogfish. Mnstelun can is .. 2 years 



Blue Shark, Carcharhinus milberti. Received in poor con- 

 dition 3 weeks 



Family Sphyrnidae. 



Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna zygaena. Received in poor 



condition 1 week 



Family Carcharidae. 



Sand Shark, Carchanas Uttoralis 2 years 



Family Squalidae. 



Horned Dogfish, Squalns acanthias 6 months 



Family Rajidae. 



Common Skate, Raja erinacea 2 years 



Big Skate, Raja ocellata : 6 months 



Barndoor Skate, Raja laevis 8 months 



Family Narcobatidae. 



Torpedo or Electric Ray, Tetronarce Occident alls. Re- 

 ceived in poor condition 2 weeks 



Family Dasyatidae. 



Common Sting-ray or Stingaree, Dasyatis Centura 3 months 



Butterfly-ray. Pteroplatea maciua 4 months 



Family Myliobatidae. 



Cow-nosed Ray, Rhhwptera bonasus 4 months 



GANOIDEI. 



Family Acipensedridae (Sturgeons). 



Common Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio 6 years 



Short-nosed Sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum 5 years 



TELEOSTEI. 



Family Siluridae (Catfishes). 



Gaff-topsail Catfish, Felichthys marinus 2 years 



Sea-catfish, Ilexanematichthys felis 2 years 



Family Anguillidae (Eels). 



Common Eel, Anguilla chrysypa 7 years 



Family Leptocephalidae (Conger Eels). 



Conger Eel, Leptocephalus conger 1 year 



Family Elopidae (Tarpons). 



Tarpon, Tarpon atlanticus 2 months 



Big-eyed Herring, Elops saurus 1 week 



Family Clupeidae (Herrings). 



Hickory Shad, Pomolobus mediocris 10 months 



Alewife, Pomolobus pseudoharengus 2 months 



Glut Herring. Pomolobus aestivalis 2 months 



