New Record for the China Sea Brought to Shore by Trawler We are indebted to Professor Yuane ting 7 Chine INS of the Department Of Lintogy ut So do hire Cnicersity, for the following sateresting account busking shark i the Chine Set.
'A huge basking shark, 23 ft. long, weighing more than 5,000 catties, was captured by Tsi-Mei Steam Trawler No, 2, under the command of Captain ¥, L. Chu, to the northeast of the Saddle Islands, about 20 miles off the coast of Shanghai, a depth of 180 ft, on May 23 It constitutes the first record of this fish in China, This fish, which is seientifieatly Trown as Celorhinus macinus, was first discovered and described by nther from the const of Novway.
rmaliy an inhabitant of the ut may occasionally come south, Tt has been recorded elf the coast of J Although it not extremely surprising to find in our waters, it is certainly by omimon and fully fet special mention,
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