THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 61 
Genus GALEUS Walbaum. 
The Tiger Sharks. 
Galeus tigrinus (Miller and Henle). 
Spotted Shark. Leopard Shark. 
Reaching a length of 30 feet, this large shark may be distin- 
guished by its variegated coloration, which has earned for it the 
above vernaculars. It is apparently rare, and the small variegated 
sharks reported off our coasts at times and about Delaware Bay 
may really be this species, though as yet I have seen no speci- 
mens. They are said to be very tenacious and soon become of 
offensive odor after death. 
Genus CARCHARHINUS Blainville. 
The Requeim Sharks. 
Key to the species. 
a. Pectoral long and falcate, three times as long as broad. OBSCURUS 
au. Pectoral shorter, twice as long as broad. MILBERTI 
Carcharhinus obscurus (Le Sueur). 
Santiago. Dusky Shark. Shark. Man Eater. Man Eating 
Shark. 
Distinguished from the other sharks of the present genus 
chiefly by the very long falcate pectorals, which are 3 times as 
long as broad and reach beyond first dorsal. The upper teeth 
are oblique and deeply notched on their outer margins. Reaches 
a length of to feet. 
During the summer of 1904 a large example belonging to this 
species was exhibited in the market at Philadelphia. It was 
taken about 10 miles off Cape Henlopen, Delaware. Others 
