. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUE .'UKSE HOUND. the most part on Cral)s and Lobsters, tlioiigh thoy readil}- take any tempting food tliat comes in tlieir way. They rarely come near into sliore, and are cauglit in summer and autumn. The eggs of these fishes are contained in oblong piu-se-like cases, as tough as leather, with long tendrils at the four corners, which coil up and hold the egg to some coralline, or goi'gonia, or sea-weed. The eggs are deposited one or two at a time. The Nurse Honnd deposits them late in the year, but the Rough Hound lays its
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUE .'UKSE HOUND. the most part on Cral)s and Lobsters, tlioiigh thoy readil}- take any tempting food tliat comes in tlieir way. They rarely come near into sliore, and are cauglit in summer and autumn. The eggs of these fishes are contained in oblong piu-se-like cases, as tough as leather, with long tendrils at the four corners, which coil up and hold the egg to some coralline, or goi'gonia, or sea-weed. The eggs are deposited one or two at a time. The Nurse Honnd deposits them late in the year, but the Rough Hound lays its eggs throughout summer and autumn. Its purses ai-e of a pale yellow colour, with tendi-ils which may be stretched out to a length of two feet. The eggs have been found unhatched as late as the middle of December. There are four slits at the corners of the egg-case, but their function has not been dis- covei-ed. The flesh of the Nurse Hound is too rank to be eaten, but in the west of Cornwall the Rough Hound is made into Sea-dog soup, called from its ancient British name " Morghi," but in the Mediter- ranean the Rough Hound appears to be an ordinary item of food. Sharks are of rapid growth, and reach their full size in a few years, but there are no means of judging what age they attain. The Nurse Hound gi'ows to a length of four or five feet. Its colour is dusky-red, with many large dark spots on the body and fins. The skin is rough with minute spines, which are dii-ected backwards. The body is elongated posteriorly; the pectoral fins ai'e placed low down at the sides of the head, and are wide. There are five small branchial clefts placed close together in front of the pectoral fin. The mouth is vei-y close to the end of the snout, and when opened is circulai-. The Black- mouthed Dog-fish, which forms the genus Pristiurus, diflfers in having a long snout with the mouth placed below the large eye. It is well known in Italy, where it has received from the Italian fishenn
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