THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 6i 



Genus Gai^eus Walbaum. 

 ^ . The Tiger Sharks. 



Galeus tigrinus (Miiller and Henle). 



Spotted Shark. Leopard Shark. 



Reaching a length of 30 feet, this large shark may be distin- 

 guished by its variegated coloration, which has earned for it the 

 above vernaculars. It is apparently rare, and the small variegated 

 sharks reported off our coasts at times and about Delaware Bay 

 may really be this species, though as yet I have seen no speci- 

 mens. They are said to be very tenacious and soon become of 

 offensive odor after death. 



Genus Carcharhinus Blainville. 

 The Requeim Sharks. 



Key to the species. 



a. Pectoral long and falcate, three times as long as broad. obscurus 



aa. Pectoral shorter, twice as long as broad. milberti 



Carcharhinus obscurus (Le Sueur). 



Santiago. Dusky Shark. Shark. ]\Ian Eater. Alan Eating 



Shark. 



Distinguished from the other sharks of the present genus 

 chiefly by the very long falcate pectorals, which are 3 times as 

 long as broad and reach beyond first dorsal. The upper teeth 

 are oblique and deeply notched on their outer margins. Reaches 

 a length of 10 feet. 



During the summer of 1904 a large example belonging to this 

 species was exhibited in the market at Philadelphia. It was 

 taken about 10 miles off Cape Henlopen, Delaware. Others 



