140 FISH. 



This fish may sometimes be met with in fishing 

 expeditions with tuck nets, where they do much 

 damage to the nets in their attempts to escape. 



THE SPOTTED DOG-FISH. 



Set/Ilium Catulas. Cuvier. 

 Squalus Stellaris, Linnaeus. 



There are several varieties of the small and 

 mischievous branch of the shark family. The 

 only use of them is that, their skins being of 

 different degrees of roughness, according to the 

 species they may belong to, are much in demand 

 for cabinet makers and turners, to polish and 

 finish tip their work with, more especially when 

 Avorking hard wood. They frequent the bottom, 

 and greedily seize the baits of those who may be 

 conger fishing; sometimes several dozen are 

 brought ashore in the boats after a night's con- 

 gering, and are usually left to decay on the sea- 

 shore. The larger varieties of the family, the 



