the 
TENTACULATED SII AUK. 
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Generic Character. 
Mouth situated beneath the anterior part of the 
head, with numerous teeth disposed in 
rows. 
Spiracles on each side the neck, in most species 
five in number. 
Body oblong, somewhat cylindric. 
Specific Character . 
SHARK with serrated snout tentaculated on 
each side, with short teeth interposed be¬ 
tween the longer ones. 
The rare species of Shark here represented is a 
„ native of the Southern Seas, and probably measures 
end feet in length, when full grown ; tho’ the 
spec., d '.'/hi h have been hitherto observed have 
scarcely ex. . eded three or four feet : the colour of 
the whole animal is pale brown, with the abdomen 
of a s'ill paler cast. 
