taken are seldom made use of, notwithstanding a large 

 amount of valuable oil can be obtained from the livers, and 

 the fins find a ready sale among the Chinese. 



Dried fins of various species and samples of the oil from 

 the livers of four of the most common kinds may be seen 

 in the Court. The following is a list of the species found 

 in Port Jackson, many of which attain a great size : — 



Sharks. 



1. Carcharias gangeticus, Mull. &= Hcnle. 



2. Carcharias macloti, MiilL 6- Hade. 



3. Carcharias brachyurus, Gihither. Whaler. 



4. Galeocerdo rayneri, McD. 6^ Barr. Tiger-Shark. 



5. Galeus australis, Macleay. School Shark. 



6. Zygaena leeuwinii, Diim. Hammer-headed Shark. 



7. Mustelus antarcticus, Gi'mtha: 



8. Lamna glauca, ALiill. &= Hcnlc. Blue Pointer Shark. 

 g. Carcharodon rondeletii, Miill. &= Hciilc. White 



Pointer Shark. 



10. Odontaspis americanus, Mitchcl. Grey Nurse. 



11. Alopecias vulpes, Z/w/. Thrasher. 



12. Notidanus indicus, Cuv. 



13. Scyllium maculatum, Bl. 



14. Chiloscyllium furvum, Macleay. Dog-fish. 



15. Crossorhinus barbatus, Linn. Wobbegong. 



16. Heterodontus philippi, Laccp. Port-Jackson Shark. 



1 7. Heterodontus galeatus, Gilnthcr. Port-Jackson Shark. 



1 8. Acanthias megalops, Macleay. 



19. Rhina squatina, Linn. Angel Shark. 



20. Pristiophorus cirratus, Latham. Saw-fish Shark. 



Rays. 



The side fins of the Rays are used as food in many parts 

 of the world, but, as yet, not in Australia ; even the Skates 

 are despised as unfit for food. Notwithstanding this, they 



