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

Guirnerd [gurnard]

Dog fish (young)

bullhead

A cat fish from Petersburg [Va.]

swod

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

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

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

Teeth of a Species of Ray (Raja) caught in Carlos Harbour East Florida

Skull of a Fish

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

Jaw of a fish from the Sea Shore at black point

Sharks Jaw, taken in the Atlantic

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