LARGE FISH ASHORE
28 FEET SIX INCHES LONG PROBABLY BASKING SHARK A large fish which has been washed ashore near Te Kaha, about half-way between Opotiki and Cape Runaway, has aroused great interest. None of those who have inspected it has been able to name the species to which it belongs. The fish is 28ft. 6in. in length, with a girth of lift. It is thought that it must have come from tropical waters. In appearance it is very similar to a shark. However, it has no teeth in the mouth, but has a row of short hard teeth along the lip. In the gills is a hairy, but brittle, substance. The body is covered with a thick and tough hide.
In the opinion of the acting-director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, Mr. A. W. B. Powell, the fish answers to the description of the reremai, or basking shark. The reremai is a harmless species, rather common in the tropic seas, such as the Indian Ocean, but not often found in New Zealand waters.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19453, 12 October 1937, Page 4
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