190 



ot lliL' j;i\v;^, roii^liciicil liy iiiiiiuiieraltlo iiiiiiutc liibercles. 

 Mdir oi' iiiiironii li;.i;iit-l;i-onii colm-. Fcina'c wilii bhirkish 

 (icolli. Jjcnu;ili '2 to ."i fet'l. 



li. {(('cis, Mitch. Auier. Moiithl. Ma.^. 1S18, [>. ijl!!; Delvay, 

 New York Faiiiiaj Fishes, p. I]T<>; 8torci-, Mciu. Anier. Acad. 

 IX, ISC)!, 1^ 242, i»l. :;i), li--. 2. 



Ii({iO /KUh'-\ Htorci', J{.c|»!>rt, p. I'.K!. 



Not uiicoiuiuuii ill the iiccaii on tiic coast of Worce.stcr 

 coutity, hilt said to he scai'cc in the ('hef^apcake Bay. 



«. 1. 



LXVl.— i'KiSlMD.E, 



L'UiSThS, Latham. 

 P. AXTiqrnniM. 



The Saw-Fis]). 



.\s ouce di.stin'i;iiishcd hy its very k)ui;\ depressed iiiuzzlc, 

 III the foriu (if a sword, jii'iiied (»ii each side witii strong;', hmiy 

 spines, ])oiiited and inipl;inted like teeth (21- on each side). 

 The month is under the liead, and contaiiis the (rue teeth. 

 whicli are small and rounded, Tliis risii unites to the ehin<j;- 

 atcd foi-m of the sharks a hody, Hat in trout . and 2;ills, ])icrced. 

 l)ene.ath; as in the [Jays oi- Skates. 'Jdie skdn is liii(dy slia- 

 i;'reen('d Dnsky a'oovc. ])ale u'rcy Iji.'iieatli. Lou^'tii I "2 to 

 IT) feet, inciudini!; the saw. 



/'. f'nii(/nnnini, Lfitlniin, Trans. Ijinii. Sor. IT'^l, 11. j'. 

 277. pi. 2(;, Htr. 1. 



Occurs in the ocean off our eoasl. hut occasionall \- enter:- 

 (dicsapeake T'ay. 



A('.\n. (Jou,. 



