The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . dal lobe more or less forked. They form the genus Carcharias,— a numerous and notorious tribe,with trenchant-pointed teeth, usually serrated inthe margins ; the first dorsal before the ventrals;the second nearly opposite the anals. They have nospiracles ; the nostrils are in the middle of thesnout, and the last gill-opening extends over thepectorals. C. vulgaris, the White Shark, is some-times twenty feet long, with isosceles-triangularteeth, ragged at the si
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . dal lobe more or less forked. They form the genus Carcharias,— a numerous and notorious tribe,with trenchant-pointed teeth, usually serrated inthe margins ; the first dorsal before the ventrals;the second nearly opposite the anals. They have nospiracles ; the nostrils are in the middle of thesnout, and the last gill-opening extends over thepectorals. C. vulgaris, the White Shark, is some-times twenty feet long, with isosceles-triangularteeth, ragged at the sides, and the lower onesnarrow points placed on wider bases ; these teeth inthe mouth of such a fish forming weapons dreadedby all mariners. Found in most seas. [Its appear-ance on the British shores has been mentioned,but it wants authentication.] C. vidpes, the Fox-shark, or Thresher.—Triangular teeth in bothjaws; upper lobe of the tail as long as the wholebody; second dorsal and anal very small. C glau-cus, the Blue Shark, with curved-sided teethabove, inclining outwards, and straighter ones be-low ; all ragged on the T\g. 147.— The White Shark.
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