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HROOKLVN MUSEUM SCIENCE lU'LLETIN 3. I. 
9. SHARP- NOSED SHARK 
S(o/iodo)i terra-'-) I over (Richardson) 
Jordan and Everniann, p. 43. 
Garman. p. 115. 
First dorsal fin much larger than the second dorsal and opposite space between 
pectoral and ventral fins, about midway between the two. Snout moderate, bluntly 
pointed. Angle of mouth with a well-marked groove extending along one or both 
jaws. Teeth without serrations, rather narrow, more oblique than in our species of 
Carcharhintis. Color gray, caudal fin with a conspicuous narrow blackish edge. 
Length 3 feet. 
This species has been recorded as far north as Cai)e Cod. It is 
abundant on the .south Atlantic coast of the Ihiited .States, and not 
uncommon at Woods Hole during the summer ; we know of no recent 
record for Long I.sland. It is a small shark, looking much like the 
species of Carchar/iimis, btit di.stinguishable by its entire, oblique teeth 
and the long grooves at the angle of the mottth. 
10. SHOVELHEAD SHARK 
Sp/ivrna tihuro ( Linne ) 
Jordan and Kvermanii, ]). 44. 
Cestracioii tihuro, (Tarman, p. i6(i. 
A shark having the general characters of the genus Carc/iar/inii/s. but the liead 
is shovel-shaped, depressed, semicircular in front, its lateral margins continuous with 
the anterior, and making a strong angle with the jiosterior margins. Color uniform 
ashy, paler beneath. Length 3 to 6 feet. 
