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PHILIPPIAN SHARK. 



Squalus Philippinus. S. fiiscus, suhtus alhidus, capite utrinque 

 lobo elongato. 



Brown Shark, whitish beneath, with a lengthened lobe on 



each side of the head. 

 Squale Phillip. Cepede. 



Habit slender : colour brown above, whitish 

 beneath : near each eye an appendicle or skinny 

 projection, equalling near an eighteenth part of 

 the whole length of the animal : mouth wide, and 

 paved with sharp teeth disposed in ten or eleven 

 rows : some of the teeth are rather rounded than 

 pointed : before each of the dorsal fins a very 

 strong and sharp spine : anal fin placed at an equal 

 distance from the ventral fins and the tail, which is 

 bilobate, the upper lobe projecting beyond the 

 lower : inhabits the Southern Pacific Ocean : ob- 

 served during the voyage of Capt. Phillips to 

 Botany-Bay. The individual described in the 

 above-mentioned voyage measured about two feet 

 in length. 



