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Gar

swod

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

saw fish

A large Saw-fish

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

3 specimens of American Smelt. (Salmo Eperlanus)

Sharksteeth & a vertebra, found in digging a well, 90 feet below the surfaces in the yard of the Penitentiary in Richmond Virginia

Toad-fish, caught in the Delaware Bay

Two Small fishes the Abacatuaia of Marograve p. 161 from Shrewsbury [N.J.?]

Guirnerd [gurnard]

Squatina dummeril

devil

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

Two young Dog-fish in Spirits

Jaw of a fish from the Sea Shore at black point

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