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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 213, 2 June 1908, Page 3

A rather-remarkable .lrind of shark , was caught on Sunday aftornoon in the sea about fourteen- miles south-east of Timaruj by Messrs. Oddio and M'Cormack,' who were fishing for groper in an oil .launch. : The shirk made a great fight, and the two mon had to .spend a couple of hours over it' before getting it into the boat, and it was squirming for a long time after that. The capture appeared to bo worth the trouble, as it was t]uito a novelty to them, being as much like a porpoise as a shark. Its form and colour generally resemble those of a porpoiso, and, more remarkable still, its tail is fluked horizontally instead of vertically, and the flukes aro nearly of equal length. Tho " Tima.ru Herald" says that any fisherman glancing at it from a little distance would declare it to- bo a porpoise. Large oyes, gill slits, and shagreen skinj howover, " give it away" as a shark oh close examination. Tho tail is perhaps tho most romarkablo thing about this lish, for it is twisted from the perpendicular to'.tho horizontal position. The flakes are nearly of tho same longth instead of one being very much longer-than the other, and they measure about 15in. from tip to tip. For Children's Hacking Cough at night. Wood's Grout Peppermint Cuxo. Is, fid, and :2a, 64. pai.