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OCELLATED SHARK. 



Squalus Ocellatus. S. suhfasciatus, fusco-maculatus, bceUo 



utrinque nigro supra pinnas pectorales. 

 Subfasciated Shark, with dusky spots, and a black ocellate spot 



on each side above the pectoral fins. Nat. Misc. t. 

 Squalus ocellatus. S, litura magna rotunda nigra^ circulo albo 



ci?icta, ad utrumque colli latus. Inn, Syst, Nat. Gmel, 



Brouss. act. Far. I78O. 



Length about two feet and a half: colour ash- 

 brown, with a few scattered dusky spots ; back 

 crossed by a few dusky bands : abdomen greenish 

 grey: teeth numerous, small, sharp, compressed, 

 and dilated at the base : pectoral fms rounded, and 

 of a dusky or blackish colour, edged with white : 

 first dorsal fm situated beyond the ventral, marked 

 at its anterior edge with two black spots, and emar- 

 ginated behind : second of similar shape, but 

 smaller : anal fm placed very near the tail, which 

 is slightly sublobate. Native of the Southern 

 Pacific : observed about the coasts of New Holland 

 during the first voyage of Sir J oseph Banks. 



GREY SHARK. 



Squalus Griseus. S, spiracuUs utrinque sex. Lin. Gmel. 



Brouss. act. Par. 1780. 

 Grey Shark, with six spiracles on each side. 



Length two feet and a half : colour pale brown : 

 skin slightly rough, and covered with very small 

 scales, each marked by a carina : head small, de- 



