PECULIAR FISH.
NOT YET IDENTIFIED. CAUGHT OFF COROMAICDEL. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) THAMES, this day. A peculiar fish, which has not yet been identified, was caught off Coromandel yesterday by Mr. H. Hayward, in the launch Koee. The fish, which is 3ft long, has characteristics pertaining to a , barracouta, dogfish, swordfish and stingray. The ekin is like that of a barracouta and the lower part of the body like that of a shark or dogfish. Immediately behind the head there are two horizontal fins and a vortical fin, ending in a sting over a foot long. Further down the body there are a pair of horizontal fins and a pointed tail like that of a swordfifih. The snout protrudes from the head with a piece of flesh resembling a tongue facing toward the mouth, which is devoid of teeth. The bony nose has nostrils similar to those of an animal.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 10, 12 January 1934, Page 8
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