Zoology.-] NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. [Fishes. 



Measueements- 



-continued. 



Ft. 



ins. 



lines. 



Length from snout to anterior edge of base of anal fin 



8 



9 







„ of base of anal 





... ... ... 







2 



6 



„ of anterior margin of anal 



... ... ... 







4 



6 



„ from tip of snout tc 



upper edge 



of nostril 







7 







>> » 5> 



anterior edge of orbit 







10 







JJ J> J) 



spiracle 



... 



1 



8 



6 



„ of orbit 



... 



... ... ... 







1 



10 



„ of nostril 





... 







2 



5 



Diameter of spiracle ... 



... 



... 











2 



Width of mouth 





... ... ... 



1 



4 







Length of 1st tooth 





... ... .. 







1 



5 



Width at base 





... ... ... 







1 



3 



Length of 2nd tooth 





... ... ... 







1 



7 



Width at base 



... 









1 



5 



Length of 3rd tooth 





... ... ... 







1 







Width at base 





... ... ... 











10 



Length of 4th tooth 





... 







1 



6 



Width at base 



... 



... ... 







1 



3 



Length from tip of snout to middle of front edge of mouth 







10 







„ of 1st gill-opening 



... 



... 



1 



5 



6 



„ of 2nd gill-opening 



... 



... 



1 



7 



6 



Girth 





... ... ... 



7 



6 







Length of 1st lower tooth 



... 



... ... 







1 



3 



Width at base 



... 



... 











10 



Serratures, about 10 in 6 lines, closer near point, slightly irregular. 



Reference. — (Miiller and Henle) Plagiost. p. 70 = Carcharodon lamia 

 (Bonap.) P. I. = Carcharias verus (Ag.) Poiss. Foss. vol. 3, p. 91, t. F. fig. 3; ? = 

 Carcharodon Capensis (Smith) Zool. S. Africa, Pisces t. 4.* 



This gigantic Shark is by far the largest and most formidable of 

 those approaching our shores, one specimen in the Museum being 

 thirteen feet three inches long, and another between fifteen and 

 sixteen feet long, and some having been killed upwards of thirty 

 feet long. Our two specimens were caught, one in July, 1873, and 

 one in April, 1877, in Hobson's Bay, near Brighton. The larger 

 had been observed for several days swimming round the ladies' 

 baths, looking in through the picket fence in such a disagreeable 

 manner that the station master had a strong hook and iron chain 

 made so as to keep the rope out of reach of his teeth, and this, 

 being baited with a large piece of pork, made to look as much like 

 a piece of a lady as possible, was swallowed greedily ; and then, 

 with the aid of a crowd of helpers, the monster was got on shore. 

 On opening the stomach, amongst a load of partially digested 

 objects, a large Newfoundland dog was found, with his collar on, 

 identifying him as one lost the day before, no doubt swallowed 



* Dr. Smith's figure of his C. Capensis must be bad, as it shows no anal fin, and I am doubtful whether the other 

 differences between his figure and mine may be errors also, or whether, consequently, his species be a peculiar new one, 

 or referable to this old one. 



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