Squalus Zygoena. Ba¬ 
lance-fijh. The charadteriftic of 
this fifh is the formation of its 
head, fpreading on each fide 
into the fhape of a balance : or, 
as fome have compared it, not 
improperly, to the head of a 
mallet, or hammer, except that 
it is depreffed: at the" ends, or 
faces of which are fituated the 
eyes. 
Inhabits the Mediterranean 
fea. Said, to approach the 
whale in fize: the one from 
whence the above figure was ta¬ 
ken is about two feet long; and 
of an uniform yellow colour: the 
adults have the upper parts 
black, the lower white. 
