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SCALV SHARK. 



Squalus Squamosus, S. squamis ovatis carinatis, pinnis dorsati^ 

 bus spinosis, dentibus subquadrafis, inferioribus majoribus. 



Shark with ovate carinated scales^ spiny dorsal fins, and 

 squarish teeth, largest in the lower jaw. 



Squale eccaileux. Cepede, 



Allied to the S. Centrina, but covered with 

 pretty conspicuous ovate scales, of somewhat un- 

 equal size, and marked by a middle carina: length 

 about three feet : eyes oblong: snout oblong, de- 

 pressed: gape moderate : teeth squarish, with angu- 

 lar margins : dorsal fins oblong, occupying the great- 

 est part of the back, and furnished with a spiny ray 

 in the middle : the first dorsal fin is the largest ; the 

 second narrower and longer : the pectoral fins are 

 middle-sized, and narrowed towards the base : the 

 ventral semi-ovate, and placed near the caudal, 

 which is rounded at the beginning, and dilated 

 towards the tip. Native regions uncertain. 



