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Toad-fish, caught in the Delaware Bay

Sharks Tooth, taken from a Marle pit 12 feet below the surface of the earth, New Hanover Township, Burlington County N. Jersey

saw fish

A large Saw-fish

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A large sword fish, Xephias gladius of Linneus, in the West Indies, commonly called the Ballaou

A Sharks tooth, found under the surface of the earth near new Mills. N. Jersey

lepturus

Trichiurus Lepturus

White and Black Sturgeon caught in the Delaware River

Two sharks Skins from the coast of Calafornia

Guirnerd [gurnard]

Squatina dummeril

A bone 7 inches long 1/2 broad at the part that join a fragment which appears to be part of a Scull

Un Scie de Poisson de 2 pieds de long ayant 17 dents de chaque côté fort frais & bien preservé
Trans.: A 2-foot long saw fish with 17 teeth on each side very fresh and well preserved

A Curious Fish to be found in the river Choan [Chowan] commonly called the whip Fish