NEW SPECIES OF SHARK.
[BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christciiurch, Friday. A NEW species of shark has been found near Kaikoura and been named " Centosphorus Plunketi" by Mr. E. R. Waite, curator of the Christchurch Museum and an authority on New Zealand fishes. The shark, which measures 4ft Bin in length, is only found in very deep waters, its chief habitat being around Japan. It is allied to the dog fish, and is not a man-cater.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14235, 4 December 1909, Page 7
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