GREENLAND SHARK. 



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CHONDROPTERYGIL 



SQUALID^. 



THE GREENLAND SHARK. 



Scymnus borealis, Greenland Shark, Flem. Brit. An. p. 166, sp. 11. 

 Squahis ,, „ ,, Scohesby, Arctic Regions, vol. i. p. 538, 



pi. 15, figs. 3, 4. 

 ,, glacialis, Faber, Nilsson, Prod. Icht. Scand. p. 116, 



sp. 7. 

 ,, borealis, Greenlaiid Shark, Jenyns, Man. Brit. Vert. p. 506, sp. 195. 



Generic Characters. — Two rows of cutting teeth in the lower jaw ; several 

 rows of slender, pointed teeth in the upper : temporal orifices present ; two dor- 

 sal fins, the first near the middle of the body, the second but little behind the 

 line of the ventrals ; no anal fin ; tail short. 



This species of Shark, which is a native of the Northern 

 Seas, has been twice noticed in Scotland, and is therefore 

 entitled to a place in this work. According to Dr. Fleming, 

 one was caught in the Pentland Firth in 1803 ; and another, 

 measuring thirteen feet and a half long, found dead at Burra 

 Firth, Unst, was seen by Mr. Edmonston. 



This Shark appears to be well known to several Northern 

 zoologists ; and the following account, as well as the figure, 

 of this fish, is derived from the valuable work on the Arctic 

 Regions by Captain W. Scoresby. 



