REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 1898 r93 



Contributions were received from Livingston Stone, Cape Yin- 

 cent IS'. Y., A. P. Latto, Southampton N. Y., Charles H. Walters, 

 Coldspring Harbor N. Y., W. F. Clark, Tslip N. Y., and James 

 Annin jr, Caledonia N. Y. Eeference is made to their gifts in the 

 notes on the species. 



The following is a detailed list of the fishes and the localities 

 from which they were obtained. 



Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus 

 Sea Lamprey 



A young individual, taken at Coldspring Harbor L. I., was re- 

 ceived from Charles H. Walters in September. 



Mustelus canis {Mitchill) 

 Bog-shark ; smooth dogfish 



The following examples were obtained. 



Southampton, Atlantic ocean 4 Aug. 



Islip, Great South bay. (W. F. Clark) 18 Aug. 

 6 Wigo inlet, Great South bay 8 Sep. 



$ Wigo inlet, Great South bay 8 Sep. 



Carcharhinus obscurus {Le Sueur) 

 Dusky shark 



A young specimen was caught in a pound by W. F. Clark, of 

 Islip, Long Island, and presented to the state museum. 



Carcharias littoralis {Mitchill) 



Sand shark 



Some of the teeth of a large individual were secured from A. P. 

 Latto at Southampton in July. Instead of a single basal cusp, as 

 usual, certain teeth had two such cusps on each side. The last sand 

 shark seen by me during the summer was observed September 16 

 near the inlet at Fire Island, swimming slowly westward near the 

 surface. A list of specimens follows. 



(Teeth) Southampton, Atlantic ocean July 



5 Clam Pond cove, Great South bay 6 Sep. 

 $ Clam Pond cove. Great South bay 6 Sep. 



