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Captain King in his MSS. observes, that a species of shark was observed commonly near the shores, having a short nose, with a very capacious mouth; the body was of an ash grey colour, marked with darker spots, of a round shape, and about two inches in diameter. This shark was usually ten or eleven feet long.

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The specimen brought by Captain King is nearly five feet long, and was procured at the Isle of France.