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"SQUALUS ACANTHIAS." 



Weight to 30 pounds. 



This fish, like the Sharks, may take your bait 

 while fishing for better fish, and is to be treated 

 the same as the Sharks. There are several species, 

 none of which are worthy of the angler's attention. Non-edible. 



Dogfish ; 

 Picked Dogfish ; 

 Bonedog ; 

 Skittle-dog. 



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Sawfish, Common ; "First dorsal over ventrals ; second dorsal 



Pez Sierra ; scarcely smaller than first ; no lower caudal lobe. 



Pez de Espada. gaw with 24 to 32 pairs of teeth, the posterior 

 farther apart than the anterior. " Length, 1 to 20 feet. Weight to 

 800 pounds and over. 



A large worthless fish. Caught with a large hook and fish bait ; 

 clothes line. "One in a life time," as a curiosity, will usually 

 satisfy the angler. Non-edible. 



