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which grows to a huge size ; and that Wake's example was a 

 Blue Shark (Carcharias giaucus).] 



Thresher (Alopecias vulpes). — This species, which has a tail 

 nearly as long as its body, was first described by Dr. Caius, from 

 a specimen stranded between Lowestoft and Pakefield, in Feb- 

 ruary, 1570. The following list will cover most of the records : — 

 One in Herring-nets off Lowestoft, September 28th, 1879 ; 

 length of body, 6 ft. 6 in. ; tail 6 ft. 4 in. One, Lowestoft, 

 October 20th, 1881, 12 ft. long. Two small examples, Lowes- 

 toft, September, 1897. One, Lowestoft, November 7th, 1898 ; 

 length 14 ft. 4 in. Mr. Dutt informs me that "An 11 ft. 

 example, weighing 2£ cwt., was caught by some Southwold 

 fishermen while they were after Herrings not far from the 

 shore ; this was in October, 1906." 



Bough Hound (Scyllium canicula). — Lesser Spotted Dogfish. 

 Occasionally taken by offshore Suffolk trawlers, Lowestoft ; 

 Lowe (Nor. N. S.), on the authority of J. H. Gurney. South- 

 wold (Wake). 



Nurse Hound {Scyllium catulus). — Greater Spotted Dogfish. 

 One caught off Aldeburgh, August, 1909. A fisherman told 

 me he had, a few years ago, taken six and seven score a day 

 when long-lining off that town. Southwold (Wake). 



Picked Dog (Acanthias vulgaris). — " Picked" is undoubtedly 

 a corruption of piked, so named from its spines. Comes into 

 the local waters in shoals, following the Herrings. I observed 

 examples of this species in August, 1909, at Southwold, and at 

 Lowestoft. It attains a length of 4 ft. according to Dr. Day ; 

 the largest I have ever recorded was one from Lowestoft in July, 

 1909 ; length 3 ft. 3 in. ; weight 9 lb. 



Greenland Shark (Lcemargus borealis). — Ptecorded once in 

 Norfolk, at Sherringham ; once at Lowestoft ; Mr. T. Southwell 

 recorded the latter in ' The Zoologist ' as taken at Kessingland, 

 near Lowestoft, on February 28th, 1875 ; it was a male, 12 ft. 

 6 in. long. 



Monk Fish {Rhina squatina). — Mr. T. Southwell saw one 

 exhibited at Lowestoft, August 5th, 1874. Has been brought 

 into that port on several occasions (Dutt). 



Torpedo Ray {Torpedo nobili an a).— An example of this fish is 

 recorded for Lowestoft, December 1st, 1883, which was taken 



